Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Ted Williams


On June 21, 1973, Ted Williams, arguably one of the greatest hitters of all time, came to Union City to present an award to our Union City teammates celebrating the production of the 100,000th Gamefisher 12-ft fishing boat.

Beginning in the late 60's, MFG began producing fiber glass boats for Sears under the Ted Williams brand name. The Gamefisher was a big success, and we produced over 200,000 boats for Sears by the end of '79.

Ted Williams was a very interesting man. We hosted him at the Aviation Club in Erie, where Ted gave a batting lesson witnessed by all the guests and the staff. That was quite the moment! I was fortunate to spend an entire day with him on June 22nd. He really liked Presque Isle Bay in Erie and spoke of his passion for all types of fishing. We walked around my house in Erie and he could name every plant and bush in Latin! That night we went to the horse races, where he graciously signed autographs and chatted with fans.

The photo above shows Robert Morrison (what a jacket!) and me, flanking one of the most famous hitters of the baseball ever. A great moment to remember and share.

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