RIP Kevin Hickey

[Dick Whitman]

Maybe he doesn't deserve his own thread, but he was one of my first favorite players as a little kid. Way too young at 56. I admire the grit of a guy that spend six years working to make it back to the big leagues, and then did. Was the White Sox's batting practice pitcher until he got sick this year:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-former-sox-reliever-kevin-hickey-dies-20120516,0,5674663.story

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Loved him when he was with the Why Not? Orioles of 1989. RIP.

 

[Oscar Gamble]

Excellent obit of Kevin Hickey by Mark Konkol in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/12569512-419/kevin-hickey-a-long-shot-who-fulfilled-a-neighborhood-dream-dies-at-56.html