Fw: A Legend has Gone

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Larry Lynch" <llynch9 at rogers.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 11:56:20 
To: 'Al Doran'<aldoran at pmihrm.com>
Subject: A Legend has Gone

It is with heavy heart I announce the passing of Rick McCaw, surrounded by
his loving family, at 11:00 p.m. Saturday June 16.

 

Rick was a true fastball legend in southern Ontario, fleet of foot, powerful
hitter and a centre fielder that teams could build championships around. He
started his career in Union, Ontario playing with his Dad and brothers. As
he grew up through the 1960's he played on the best St. Thomas teams of that
era. He was a member of the famed London TV Cable team that won the Canadian
National Championship in 1970 and he was later inducted in the London Sports
Hall of Fame as a member of that great team. 

 

Through the 70's and 80's and early 90's Rick was the driving force in
keeping the game alive with his hometown St. Thomas teams. He was a
recruiter, manager and player, respected by opponents and loved by
teammates. Rick would have been honoured as one of the Legends of Fastball
Hall of Fame at ceremonies in Kitchener on Saturday June 23.

 

Rick was the type of player who made the game fun to watch. He could beat
you so many ways and even when he played against you it seemed appropriate
to cheer some of his monster homeruns or game saving defensive plays from
his domain in centerfield. Before there were phenomenon like Brain Paton and
Ryan Wolfe in the Ontario outfield, Rick McCaw was the benchmark by which
all others were measured.

 

Funeral details are incomplete at this time.

 

Larry Lynch

 

 


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