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RIP Ralph Houk

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Corky Ramirez up on 94th St., Jul 21, 2010.

  1. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    His helmet, which his head was in. Maybe I didn't word it too well.
     
  2. It was a ricochet - Houk heard the bullet but never felt it.
     
  3. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Wow.

    Houk is just before my time.

    My first real team was the '77 Yankees, with some memories of the '76 team.

    Don't really know anything about him, but he sounds like quite a guy.
     
  4. spnited

    spnited Active Member

    Also a pretty tough guy with most of the media ... except for his few favorites who never wrote a bad thing about the aging, deteriorating Yankees of the late 60s.

    I once saw him angrily threaten serious physical harm to a suburban reporter (no, not me.)
     
  5. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Ralph Houk would kick Chuck Norris' ass.
     
  6. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    When he came to he said he had the worst nightmare- he dreamed that he was managing the 68 Yankees and his lead off hitter / 2B batted .220 and two of his pitchers traded wives
     
  7. hondo

    hondo Well-Known Member

    THE Dooley Womack?
     
  8. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Jim Bouton illustrated a few battles with Houk in Ball Four over contracts and stuff, although in the middle of the book, the two of them had a nice conversation and Bouton even said that he wouldn't have minded playing for Houk again.
     
  9. The '60s Yankees revered Houk because he was one of them. As smart a manager as has ever filled out a lineup card. His work with the Tigers and Red Sox validated the success he had in NY, because he didn't exactly inherit a pat hand from Stengel. Rebuilt the pitching staff and was a master at utilizing a deep bench.
     
  10. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Times obit: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/sports/baseball/22Houk.html?hp
     
  11. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    What a story.

    I'm mid-30s and only knew him as that "older guy who coached the Red Sox in the early 80's". Hadn't thought of him since he left the BoSox.

    What a life. Thank you for your service, Major.
     
  12. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    I'm sure Houck laughed whenever some sportscaster referred to a player's performance as "courageous."
     
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