Ron Santo Quotes


Everything changes, money rules. In my era, if you were successful, you were going to make money, but you never worried about it.


Citations

Santo, Ron, and Phil Pepe. Few and Chosen: Defining Cubs Greatness Across the Eras. Triumph Books, 2004.

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Ron Santo
Ron Santo
  • Born: February 25, 1940
  • Died: December 3, 2010
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Athlete

Ronald Edward Santo was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1960 through 1973 and the Chicago White Sox in 1974. In 1990, Santo became a member of the Cubs broadcasting team providing commentary for Cubs games on WGN radio and remained at that position until his death in 2010. In 1999, he was selected to the Cubs All-Century Team. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.