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Lifelong Frog
Baseball runs through the course of Roger Williams’ life
By Paul Harral
Roger Williams was sliding into first base – something he didn’t usually do – in a game with the Braves in the Appalachian League and tore his rotator cuff. It was the beginning of the end of what looked to be promising career.
“I never was the same after that,” he said. “I could still hit but I wasn’t the same.”
He played center field in college and was drafted in 1971 by the Braves for that position. The ability to make long and accurate throws is critical in the center field, and that’s difficult with a rotator cuff injury.
Read more at https://fortworthbusiness.com/government/baseball-runs-through-the-course-of-roger-williams-life/
By Paul Harral
Roger Williams was sliding into first base – something he didn’t usually do – in a game with the Braves in the Appalachian League and tore his rotator cuff. It was the beginning of the end of what looked to be promising career.
“I never was the same after that,” he said. “I could still hit but I wasn’t the same.”
He played center field in college and was drafted in 1971 by the Braves for that position. The ability to make long and accurate throws is critical in the center field, and that’s difficult with a rotator cuff injury.
Read more at https://fortworthbusiness.com/government/baseball-runs-through-the-course-of-roger-williams-life/
