New York Mets legend Buddy Harrelson was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The 73-year-old former shortstop started showing signs of the disease back in October of 2015 according to a story by Bob Klapisch in the New York Post.
Harrelson’s ex-wife, Kim, became suspicious when Harrelson was driving on roads he had driven his whole life and he would simply would miss turns. The good news is that Bud is living with two of his five children while another is just 20 minutes away.
The California native made his major league debut with the Mets in 1965 and stayed with the team through the 1977 season. He was an all-star in 1970 and 1971, and also won the gold glove in 1971.
Harrelson remains the only person in New York Mets history to win two world series with the Mets, he won in 1969 as a player and 1986 as a coach.
Some of the long-term memory is still intact for Harrelson and his fight with Pete Rose is still one of his favorites, “He could beat you in so many ways, a really smart player, one of the best in the game. He signed a picture [of the fight] and wrote, ‘Thank you, Buddy. You made me famous.’ ”
For more on this full story read the piece by Bob Klapisch.
