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    TED WILLIAMS
    August 30, 1918 - July 5, 2002
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    A Tribute to Ted Williams: Sights & sounds

     AUDIO  
    July 22: Tribute at Fenway Park
    Full tribute: English | Spanish
    Roundtable session with Johnny Pesky, Dom DiMaggio and Kurt Gowdy
    Dick Flavin recites "Teddy at the Bat"
    Fans at Fenway remember Williams
    Curt Gowdy closes the tribute
    Remembering Williams: Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy | Ken Burns
    Earl Wilson | John Glenn | Peter Gammons | Former Yankee 2B Jerry Coleman
    Yaz and Ned Martin | Nomar and Ken Coleman | John Henry and Tom Werner

    July 5
    Moment of silence for Williams at Fenway Park
    Mark Fidrych comments on Williams
    Vin Scully remembers Williams
    Former Red Sox Johnny Pesky and Mike Andrews talk about Williams on WEEI
    Pesky's press conference on the passing of Williams
    Nomar Garciaparra's press conference

    Hall of Fame
    Williams' Hall of Fame induction speech
    Buck O'Neil's comments on that HOF speech
    HOF writer Hal Lebovitz shares his fondest Williams memory

     VIDEO  
    July 22: Tribute at Fenway Park
    Full tribute: 56k | 300k
    Dick Flavin recites "Teddy at the Bat": 56k | 300k

    July 5
    Fans at Fenway remember Williams: 56k | 300k
    George Will on Williams: 56k | 300k
    Bobby Richardson on Williams: 56k | 300k
    Nomar Garciaparra and Bob Feller on Williams : 56k | 300k
    Carl Ripken, Mark McGwire & Tony Gwynn talk about Williams: 56k | 300k

    More on Williams
    Williams' final plate appearance: 56k | 300k
    Williams on his .406 batting average: 56k | 300k
    Williams' inclusion on the All-Century Team: 56k | 300k

     PHOTO GALLERIES  
    Photo Gallery July 22: Tribute at Fenway Park
    As a player | As a man | Boston mourns | Fenway tribute
    Ted Williams
    Ted Williams:
    1918-2002

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    MORE COVERAGE:
    • Baseball mourns Williams' passing
    • Garciaparra will miss Williams
    • Red Sox owners saddened
    • Williams esteemed by players
    • Robinson recalls Williams fondly
    • A Tiger legend remembers Williams
    • Q & A with Ted Williams
    • Boston will mourn for awhile
    • A special bond between hitters
    • Williams got his start in San Diego
    • A tough man, a tough town
    • Greatest hitter ever? He's up there with Ruth
    • As good a Marine as he was a ballplayer
    • The science of hitting at The Ted Williams Museum
    • A perfect swing from an imperfect man
    • The greatest hitter who ever lived
    • Ted Williams Timeline
    • Multimedia archive