What a life Bulldog had.
Author of the funniest sports book ever (Ball Four), along with four other volumes. Starting Yankees pitcher in three World Series ('62, '63, '64). 1963 All-Star. Starter and reliever for three other ballclubs over a 16-year-career, while becoming one of the great knuckleballers of his time. George McGovern delegate at the 1972 Democratic Convention. Broadcaster and TV sports anchor. The inventor of the faux-tobacco bubble-gum sensation "Big League Chew." (Making millions of dollars from that.)
And later in life, after the tragic death of his beloved daughter Laurie in 1997, spent much of his time comforting the afflicted.
Perhaps most stunning, Bulldog as Terry Lennox stole the show in Robert Altman's 1973 The Long Goodbye, his first and only movie appearance.
Jim Bouton, RIP.
