[Charles Henrickson]

Wow, this brings back memories. I was not quite 11 years old, living on the north side of the city, when Kenny Hubbs died. Kenny was one of my favorite players, and I remember being very sad when I heard the news.

Soon thereafter, though, the next second baseman, Glenn Beckert, became one of my favorites. And when I was a teenager, my goal in life was to succeed Beckert as second baseman of the Cubs.

Didn't happen, btw. :-)

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[molitor]

Though I grew up a Cardinal fan, I remember being shocked at the death of this promising young ballplayer Mr. Hubbs. I saw him play the year before his untimely death at the old Busch Stadium. He had potential even then. I too believe that the Cubs may have won in 1969 if Ken Hubbs had lived. By the way, I was 13 then, when the tragedy happened.