Nolan Ryan

@Baseball Star, Life Achievements and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Nolan Ryan is a former baseball player and a former CEO of Texas Rangers Texas American Sportspersons Baseball Players Aquarius Celebrities Popularly nicknamed, ‘The Ryan Express’, Nolan Ryan is the holder of a world record for pitching the fastest baseball, which was documented at 100.9 miles per hour. He made his mark as an excellent ‘power-pitcher’ of his time and was ranked as the '24th best pitcher of all time'. He also made it to the 41st position on 'The Sporting News' list of 'the 100 Greatest Baseball Players'. Born in Texas, Ryan began playing baseball since he was nine years old, when he played for the Alvin Little League. After he graduated from school, he was selected into The New York Mets team. He also received military training and graduated from the Army Reserve obligation. After he officially retired from baseball, he pursued business and retired as the chief executive officer of the Texas Rangers. He also played for the California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. He is the only baseball major league player to hold his number with three teams - the California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. He is an inductee of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Birthday: January 31, 1947 Nationality: American Famous: Baseball Star, Sportspersons, Baseball Players City/State: Texas Nick names: The Ryan Express Spouses: Ruth Holdorff Known as: Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., The Ryan Express Information Detail Birthday January 31, 1947 Nationality American Famous Baseball Star, Sportspersons, Baseball Players City/State Texas Nick names The Ryan Express Spouses Ruth Holdorff Known as Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., The Ryan Express Childrens Reese Ryan, Reid Ryan, Wendy Ryan Universities Alvin Community College Alvin High School Birth Place Refugio Political Ideology Republican Height 188cm Gender Male Father Lynn Nolan Ryan Sr. Mother Martha Lee Hancock Ryan Net Worth $60 million as of Jan 15,2017 Sun Sign Aquarius Born in Refugio Famous as Baseball Star

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In 1968, he married his high school girlfriend Ruth. The couple went to have three children together. Unsplash Personal Life

After his retirement, he ventured into business and took ownership of the teams, Corpus Christi Hooks and Round Rock Express. He has also authored books. Unsplash Personal Life

In 2000, he suffered from a heart attack and underwent a double coronary bypass. Unsplash Personal Life

Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. was born on January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas, to Lynn Nolan Ryan, Sr. and Martha Lee Hancock Ryan. He was the youngest child in his family. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Just a few weeks after his birth, his family moved to Alvin, Texas. Even as a child, he had sharp eyesight and was known to have good arm strength. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

During his school days, he along with his father, delivered newspapers in the neighbourhood, every day in the morning. He would wake up at 1.am to do this. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

At the age of nine, he became a part of the Alvin Little League Baseball. By the time he was eleven, he made it into the All-Star team. While he was at Alvin High School, he played under coach, Jim Watson. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1965, he was selected into The New York Mets team, in which he was put in the eighth round. He was soon pitching in Marion, Virginia, and for the Appalachian Rookie League. Unsplash Career

In 1966, he was selected to play two games for The New York Mets team. At that time, he was the second youngest to play for the team. The same year, he also joined the military and took training. Unsplash Career

In 1967, he completed his military training at the Army Reserve obligation. As for his sporting career, he could not play much during that season because he was suffering from an elbow injury. Unsplash Career

In 1968, he managed to pitch his first full season with The New York Mets team. He eventually led his team to victory against the Baltimore Orioles in the next year’s World Series. Unsplash Career

In 1971, he was traded to the California Angels team as a starting pitcher. He later headed the American league by over 320 strikeouts and a total of nine shutouts. Unsplash Career

In 1999, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

In 2012, he was recognised as the ‘Dallas-Fort Worth’s 2012 CEO of the Year’, by the Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	January 31, 1947
Nationality	American
Famous	Baseball Star, Sportspersons, Baseball Players
City/State	Texas
Nick names	The Ryan Express
Spouses	Ruth Holdorff
Known as	Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., The Ryan Express
Childrens	Reese Ryan, Reid Ryan, Wendy Ryan
Universities	Alvin Community College Alvin High School
Birth Place	Refugio
Political Ideology	Republican
Height	188cm
Gender	Male
Father	Lynn Nolan Ryan Sr.
Mother	Martha Lee Hancock Ryan
Net Worth	$60 million as of Jan 15,2017
Sun Sign	Aquarius
Born in	Refugio
Famous as	Baseball Star

Nolan Ryan

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Jan 31, 1947

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