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New York Yankee Legends: Louisiana Lightening, Ron Guidry

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Ron Guidry, the early years

The New York Yankee Ron Guidry was born in Lafayette Louisiana on August 28, 1950, Ronald Ames Guidry spent his entire fourteen-year pitching career with the New York Yankees. This short for a pitcher, “this skinny kid was the fiercest competitor I have ever played with. He has more heart and more determination than anyone I have ever known,” was said by former teammate Willie Randolph.

Guidry’s family is Cajun through and through. Ron Guidry grew up hunting and fishing on the bayous, as well as speaking Cajun French.