The time Keith Jackson told a kid he was going to DIE

[Sammy Sofa]

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19770810&id=VwMMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IFoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1864,579730&hl=en

 

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1891&dat=19770810&id=zt4pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KtYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1347,1446303&hl=en

 

Long story short: kid is dying of bone cancer, but his parents have decided to not tell him that he is dying. Bobby Murcer is the sick kid's favorite player and he hits 2 HR's after talking to the kid on the phone earlier and saying he'd try to hit a HR for him. When Murcer hits the first one, someone working for the Cubs passes a note to Jackson in the booth about the story, but neglects to specify that the kid doesn't know that he's dying. Jackson mentions it, and specifically mentions that Murcer hit his home runs for "Scott Crull, a boy dying of cancer."

 

I had never heard this before. Holy horsefeathers. Sadly, the kid did pass away a couple of weeks later:

 

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19770823&id=FRtOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MhMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5959,3911544&hl=en

[UMFan83]

Woah Nellie!

[imb]

if my daughter dies i hope it's like john gruden who informs her at least

[dawson1989]

if my daughter dies i hope it's like john gruden who informs her at least

 

Who's that?

[David]

This is terrible.

 

BTW, "home of the Scott Crulls"

 

was this a thing back then? i've never seen that before

[jersey cubs fan]

Oooooohhhhhhhh doctor

[Aaron_Kennelly]