JD your baseball story brings to mind the time I was working for the railroad right after high school. I had the pleasure of working with a conductor by the name of Roland "Rags" Guidry. He had two sons: Ron Guidry and Travis Guidry. During that time Ron won the Cy Young award and his brother (17 years younger) played for a Special Olymp…
JD your baseball story brings to mind the time I was working for the railroad right after high school. I had the pleasure of working with a conductor by the name of Roland "Rags" Guidry. He had two sons: Ron Guidry and Travis Guidry. During that time Ron won the Cy Young award and his brother (17 years younger) played for a Special Olympics team. "Rags" was equally proud of both boys. He also sold me a Ron Guidry poster which was created to benefit Special Olympics. I'll will always cherish my memories of them and the love within that family.
Ron and his family still live near Lafayette, and I believe he is an active KC member. Hopefully someone can help you get a chance to interview him. His inside baseball stories are epic...especially when told with that thick Cajun accent.
Finally, Ron once stated that when his brother was an infant, the doctors didn't give him much of a chance to live. Ron would go to church everyday after school to pray that he'd pull through.
JD your baseball story brings to mind the time I was working for the railroad right after high school. I had the pleasure of working with a conductor by the name of Roland "Rags" Guidry. He had two sons: Ron Guidry and Travis Guidry. During that time Ron won the Cy Young award and his brother (17 years younger) played for a Special Olympics team. "Rags" was equally proud of both boys. He also sold me a Ron Guidry poster which was created to benefit Special Olympics. I'll will always cherish my memories of them and the love within that family.
that's really beautiful.
The Guidrys are Catholics, and I kind of want to interview Ron now. Who in Louisiana can help me out?
Ron and his family still live near Lafayette, and I believe he is an active KC member. Hopefully someone can help you get a chance to interview him. His inside baseball stories are epic...especially when told with that thick Cajun accent.
Finally, Ron once stated that when his brother was an infant, the doctors didn't give him much of a chance to live. Ron would go to church everyday after school to pray that he'd pull through.