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23 Ιουλ 2020 · Remembering the Detroit riots, the heroism of Willie Horton, a missing mother, a tank outside the window
Willie Horton (born William Wattison Horton; October 18, 1942), nicknamed "Willie the Wonder", is an American former baseball left fielder and designated hitter who played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1980, primarily for the Detroit Tigers.
Willie Horton ranks fifth in Detroit franchise history with 262 home runs. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Horton has long believed that the Tigers’ success in 1968, culminating in a World Series win over the St. Louis Cardinals, helped to heal a fractured city.
27 Οκτ 2006 · Back in Detroit, racial tensions exploded in July 1967 when 43 people were killed and hundreds injured in five days of rioting. The Tigers' magical 1968 season and the World Series victory helped...
18 Μαΐ 2018 · Willie Horton. Brief Biography. Willie Horton was born in Virginia and came to Detroit as a boy. He attended Detroit Northwestern High School and signed with the Detroit Tigers in 1961. He made his major league debut in 1963.
20 Μαΐ 2015 · First called up by the Tigers in September, 1963 Horton spent virtually all of the 1964 season in the minors and nearly quit baseball when on New Years’ Day 1965 he learned that his parents had been involved in a tragic auto accident on I-94 near Albion. His father had died instantly and his mother passed away a few days later.
21 Ιουλ 2017 · Reminded he was only two years older than the 22-year-old Shields on that July evening in Detroit, Horton chuckled. “I didn’t think about [my being a 24-year-old]. I just thought I could do something, I thought I could bring peace,” Horton said.
