Steve Goodman (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984)
On September 20, 1984, Goodman died at University of Washington Hospital in Seattle, Washington , the leukemia from which he had anointed himself with the tongue-in-cheek nickname "Cool Hand Leuk" (others included "Chicago Shorty" and "The Little Prince") finally taking his life. He was only 36.
Eleven days later, the Chicago Cubs, the baseball team Goodman rooted for and wrote two songs about, played their first playoff game since 1945. Goodman's ashes are buried under home plate at Wrigley Field.
Steve Goodman: Facing the Music
by Clay Eals
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the post about Steve Goodman and for the link to my book site.
ReplyDeleteGotta say, the notion that his ashes are buried beneath home plate at Wrigley Field is an urban legend. The full story is in the book!
Thanks again,
Clay
ceals@comcast.net