CHICAGO – He gone. Well, sort of.
Longtime Chicago White Sox broadcaster Ken "Hawk" Harrelson worked his final game Sunday, closing out a colorful TV career after three-plus decades in the booth.
Asked what he will miss the most, Harrelson responded: "The friendships. That's what life's about to me, family and memories."
The 77-year-old Harrelson, who also played in the majors for nine seasons with four teams and served as Chicago's general manager for a short time, will be a team ambassador for the 2019 season.
Harrelson is known for his unabashed love of the White Sox and several common phrases that have become part of the vernacular on the South Side of Chicago. There is "You Can Put It On the Board, Yes!" for White Sox home runs, and "He Gone" after a White Sox pitcher gets a strikeout. "Mercy" also is used frequently.
"I get a lot of letters from college aspirants who want to get into broadcasting. 'Any advice, Hawk, you can give us?' Yes, be yourself," Harrelson said.
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