Whitey Ford, Chairman of the Board - RIP

One of the greatest Yankees ever to take the field, Whitey Ford, has died at 91.

A son of NYC, Whitey grew up in Astoria and spent his entire career with the Bronx Bombers in the 1950s and '60s. He was a demon pitcher, racking up strike-out records, and winning 236 games, the most of any Yankees pitcher ever. This record includes eleven pennants and six World Series championships. Whitey also won the Cy Young Award and the World Series MVP. In fact, his nickname "Chairman of the Board" came from his string of World Series wins -- that rooting for Whitey and the Yankees was like rooting for the head of a big company to keep delivering record profits. Whitey retired in 1967 and then worked with the Yankees as a coach, living a great life. He was a legend, of the kind of only-in-NYC, humble player that we'll probably never see the likes of again.