Mets scout who discovered Nolan Ryan dead at 87
Filed Under (MLB News) by admin on 29-11-2008
Mets scout who discovered Nolan Ryan dead at 87
John Robert “Red” Murff, the New York Mets scout who discovered Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, died Friday in a Tyler nursing home. He was 87. Bill McMillion, a spokesman for Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Directors, confirmed the death. McMillion said he had no additional information. Ryan, now president of the Texas Rangers, noted his friendship with Murff in his 1999 Hall of Fame induction speech.
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