You played with so many guys over the years, are there many of them that you still keep in close touch with?  I seem to remember you being close with Cecil Cooper, but surely there must have been others.  Have you kept in touch with Freddy Lynn, Dewey Evans, or maybe even Yaz? 

I am still close with Cecil.  He is god parent to my kids and I’m god father of his kids.

One thing that the Red Sox are really good about is keeping players in touch and associated with the team through the Alumni Association.

We see a lot of players that I still see at events like: Pudge Fisk, Rico, Tommy Harper, Dewey, Freddy Lynn, Jim Lonborg, Mike Andrews, Yaz, Louis Tiant, and a lot of other guys.  Once you affiliate with the Jimmy Fund you get to participate in the golf tournaments and see a lot of former players.  The Red Sox are great at using the former players as team ambassadors.  I see guys that I didn’t play with but knew of like Johnny Pesky, Frank Malzone, and Dom DiMaggio every year down spring training.

As former players, we are lucky to have this ownership group who finds ways to keep the former players in touch with each other and with the fans in Red Sox Nation.

Besides yourself, who do you consider to be the top three all around outfielders in the history of the Red Sox and why?

Williams and Yaz are the two best Red Sox outfielders of all time. No question. They’re Hall of Famers and outstanding all-around players. After that I think it’s between Freddy Lynn and Dwight Evans. Dewey played 21 years in the majors and won 8 gold gloves. He could play a good right field and he had a great arm. I played with Freddy in the Minor Leagues and he could do it all: hit for average, power, play great in the field, he was fast, MVP, and Rookie Of the Year.

We know you had many great years statistically, but which year was the most satisfying for you and why?
HWM

I have to go with my MVP year, 1978.

How long was you longest drive on the golf course?
Paul S.

I don’t know what my longest drive was. I’ve been out on the course with Cotton Dunn and Big Cat Williams and those big drivers came up short back then. That was back in the late 70’s when I was fit and trim. Now I try to keep it in the fairway at about 310-315.