Baseball legend Ernie Banks has passed away at the age of 83–and he died as a real hero to fans everywhere. He’s even the official “Mr. Cub” for his long career as a Chicago slugger (and two-time MVP) who ended up in the Hall of Fame He sure had a better career than the Cubs ever did as a career.
That’s why people continually noted that Ernie Bank was always smiling–and he had a few good reasons for that. Here’s a pic of Ernie and his wife at The Ninth Annual ESPY Awards in 2001…
Barack Obama actually posted a pretty good tribute to Ernie. Of course, it had to include a photo of Barack Obama, but it’s still one of the more eloquent things to have ever come out of White House fandom…
And check out what the world was like before ESPN, with Mickey Mantle and Ernie Banks having a little home-run competition for the fans. It’s probably pretty cornball to say there’s a rematch in Heaven right now…
