Dennis Hoffman wrote about him in his book “Legends of the Ball.” He asked the great pitcher: “If you could relive any one of the many great moments in your life, which one would it be?” Feller answered: “Playing catch with my dad between the red barn and the house.”
STEVE EMBER: Bob Feller died of leukemia in two thousand ten at the age of ninety-two. A statue of him stands outside Progressive Field, the home of the Cleveland Indians. After his death, Indians owner Larry Dolan said Feller was an important part of the team and the city: “He is Cleveland, Ohio.”
Several people wrote on Facebook about what Bob Feller meant to them. Here are some of those comments.
“I saw him pitch to several batters at an old-timers game in Florida a few years back. Even then, at age eighty-eight, he could still put one in there.”
“I almost melted when I shook his hand at a minor league game once. My childhood hero. An athlete among athletes.”
“A Cleveland hero, a baseball hero and an American hero. Thanks, Bob.”
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BARBARA KLEIN: This program was written by Shelley Gollust and produced by Dana Demange. Christopher Cruise was the voice of Bob Feller. I’m Barbara Klein.
STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember. You can find scripts and audio of our programs at voaspecialenglish.com. We are also on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube at VOA Learning English. Join us again next week for PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English.
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