Ep. 324: The made-for-Hollywood life of Kevin Hickey
The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien
Chicago Sports Network
4.7 • 620 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2019
⏱️ 46 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody listening to The White Sox Talk Podcast, brought to you by WinTrust. |
| 0:08.6 | Chuck Garfine with you. |
| 0:10.1 | And a special podcast today, it's the story of former White Sox pitcher, Kevin Hickey, |
| 0:16.6 | whose real life played out like a Hollywood movie. |
| 0:20.5 | Think of the film Rudy and his story and multiply it by 10. |
| 0:25.3 | It's the life of a South Sider who grew up two miles from Old Kamiski Park. |
| 0:30.1 | He went from playing 16-inch softball to gain a contract with the White Sox at an open tryout in 1978. |
| 0:37.4 | There were injuries, retirements, bar fights, a movie role in Major League 2, |
| 0:42.2 | divorce, poverty, diabetes, a World Series ring with the White Sox, and so much more. |
| 0:48.6 | Here on the podcast, I speak with Kevin's brother Tom about his brother's Forrest Gump life. |
| 0:54.3 | And who knows, maybe one day you'll see Kevin's story play out on the big screen. |
| 0:59.8 | It's the White Sox Talk podcast, and it starts right now. |
| 1:03.5 | White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox. |
| 1:07.1 | I ball hit deep way back. |
| 1:09.4 | Deep time, Bail! |
| 1:11.2 | Holy cow. |
| 1:12.9 | Charlton Fess has put the White Sox ahead. |
| 1:16.2 | Jimenez leaves the ballpark. |
| 1:19.1 | You can put it on the board. |
| 1:21.9 | Yes. |
| 1:22.9 | We've got to change to do something real special. |
| 1:25.1 | All right. |
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