Official Site of the Mariners · Jul 22, 2016
Griffey Sr. proud of son before HOF enshrinement
9/14/90: Ken Griffey Jr. follows his father's homer with one of his own, making them the first father/son tandem to connect in the same gameCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Ken Griffey Sr. may have paved the way for his son's Major League Baseball career with 19 seasons of his own in the big leagues, but proud papa acknowledges Junior is on his own now as he prepares to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.
The elder Griffey says Junior hasn't asked him for help when it comes to putting together his induction speech for this Sunday's ceremony, or dealing with all the hoopla headed his way.