Work : New Career 1963 (pro baseball)
Health : Accident (Non-fatal) 1970 (Broken leg)
Work : Retired 1971 (from pro baseball)
Work : New Job 1986 (general manager of Chicago White Sox)
Work : New Job 1991 (sportscaster)
American athlete, pro baseball player and news caster, Harrelson began his major league career in 1963 with the Kansas City Athletics. In 1967 he was traded to the Boston Red Sox and played in the All-Stars in 1968. A year later he was traded to Cleveland but broke his leg in 1970 and sat out most of the season. He retired a year later and took up golf but with little success,he returned to baseball. He became General Manager for the Chicago White Sox during 1986. In 1991 he began announcing for the team. During his baseball heyday he was nicknamed "Hawk" because of his acquiline nose. Off the field he was the epitome of 1960s fashion: Nehru jackets, long hair, beads and bell-bottoms. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less