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Hawk Harrelson: Fashion Plate

By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 10, 2011 7:20PM

2011_8_10_Hawk_harrelson.jpg WSCR-AM evening host Laurence Holmes tweeted this photo of White Sox television announcer Ken "Hawk" Harrelson styling and profiling like Urge Overkill in the best fashions 1968 had to offer.

1968 was a career year for the lifetime .239 hitter. Harrelson banged out 35 home runs and 109 RBI for the Boston Red Sox and finished third in American League MVP voting behind Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain, the last pitcher in Major League Baseball to win 30 games.

Can you imagine Harrelson and Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski hitting the town after a rough day of work at Fenway Park in matching suits and medallions, picking up townies?

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