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Famed White Sox broadcaster Ken 'Hawk' Harrelson to retire after 2018 season
Written By Joe Rodgers
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You can put Ken "Hawk" Harrelson on the board for one more season in the White Sox broadcast booth.
The renowned 75-year-old broadcaster will return for his 34th and final year in the booth in 2018 with a schedule of primarily Sunday home games, the White Sox announced Wednesday. Harrelson has cut back his schedule the past two seasons since he lives in Indiana and drives about 90 minutes each way to and from the ballpark.
A Chicago fixture, Harrelson served as the White Sox general manager during the 1986 season before returning to broadcasting.
Known for his open on-air rooting for the White Sox, Harrelson's signature call is reserved for home runs: "You can put it on the board … yes!"
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Harrelson had some power during his playing days, hitting 35 homers for the Red Sox in 1968 - no small feat in the "Year of the Pitcher" - on the way to a third-place finish in MVP voting. In all, he spent parts of nine seasons in the majors before retiring in 1971 at age 29.