Ron Santo Elected to Hall of Fame by Golden Era Committee
By Tim Ryan
“I always admired Ron’s courage and loyalty, and I miss him very much,” Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement released by MLB. “Today, I am so proud to know that his contributions to baseball will receive the highest honor.”
This past August, Cubs ownership paid tribute to Santo by presenting a statue of his likeness at Wrigley Field, but today’s news finally puts the exclamation point on his career that so many Cubbie fans had been hoping for.
*In case you have no clue what the Golden Era Committee is, it’s a panel covering the period from 1947-72 and is comprised of Hall of Fame players, baseball executives and veteran baseball reporters.
[Via ESPN; photo via Getty]