[KantianBurke]

Great American as well. Left baseball TWICE to serve his country at the cost of his career. Can you imagine one of today's "players" doing that?

[TheOtherOne]

Great American as well. Left baseball TWICE to serve his country at the cost of his career. Can you imagine one of today's "players" doing that?

Patriot Bump.

[doug from upland]

There is actually a young NFL player leaving his team and joining his brother (another athlete) in the Rangers.

[SBeck]

Yes, the kid headed to the Ranger battalion who left the Arizona Cardinals.

[strider44]

You're right about no modern player leaving sports to serve in the armed forces. He didn't just serve in the infantry either, he was a fighter pilot. If you look at his stats, the years he missed cost him dearly. he would have easily been #3 on the homerun list. By his averages, he would have surpassed Mays's 660.

[baseballfanjm]

And was shot down in Korea. Another thing is that he was in his playing prime when he did. He sacrificed 5 entire seasons in his prime. If he hadn't gone he'd have easily gotten 3,000 hits and Hank Aaron might have had to break Ted's home run record, not the Babe's.

[RetiredArmy]

Not unless there are millions in it for them they won't. Ted Williams was a warrior and patriot and U.S. Marine. He said he would be a Marine until the day he died. Semper Fi Ted. God's speed on your journey.