This dude fought in multiple wars and still was a hall of famer

@bryantperry

Жыл бұрын

He missed 3 yesterday ww2. And 2 in Korea he finished. With 521 hrs. He would have had close to 700hr. Those three years he missed In his early to mid 20s. We can only imagine. Same for Dimaggio. Same for Bob Feller. They were American Icons.. Heros.😊

@bryantperry

Жыл бұрын

Not yesterday I meant years

@yakamarezlife

10 ай бұрын

Multiple hall of farmer he's in the fishing hof too

@HairHoFla

9 ай бұрын

And the last manager of The Washington Senators...also the first manager of the Texas Rangers..since the Senators moved to Dallas and became the Rangers

@Sagiterrian77

9 ай бұрын

He fought in one war. He played military baseball and instructed in WWII.

Ted was a REAL LIFE John Wayne movie character. Bigger than life.

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

True

@Miller-jh2bg

7 ай бұрын

And now he doesn't even have a head

@steverenom.299

7 ай бұрын

Which is a good thing. He can't see how Corrupt Joe Biden has destroyed our country. Ted could have probably hit .300 though without a head.@@Miller-jh2bg

@wolfie71231

2 ай бұрын

he exudes an aura of "don't ever try to F with me"

@steverenom.299

2 ай бұрын

That's a great way to describe it. Well said.@@wolfie71231

Ted Williams & John Glenn in the sky together, a true Top Gun duo.

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

I agree

@Cosmo-Kramer

12 күн бұрын

Like Iceman and Maverick!

Years ago , my Dad sat next to Ted on a cross country flight from Boston to Houston . My Dad was military , wearing his uniform , and said Ted struck up a conversation that lasted the entire flight , and couldn’t have been nicer . Ted even invited him to visit if down in Florida . Ted and my Dad kept up the acquaintance for several years , all based on their mutual military experiences . Ted Williams was the REAL John Wayne .

The greatest hitter who ever lived.

@MJIZZEL

2 ай бұрын

Greatest baseball player ever.

@brandoa330

Ай бұрын

@@MJIZZELgreatest hitter. His interest was singular and fixated on hitting. All around ball player probably Mays or DiMaggio. And that’s Teddy Ballgame’s opinion.

@MJIZZEL

Ай бұрын

@@brandoa330 yeah I'll agree on that. I should've clarified greatest hitter. Imo Griffen Jr is also in that class of greatest all around. I went back and looked at williams career recently and the guy was incredible at hitting. If not for the wars he would've had 700 hrs and the walk record. 3k hits also.

@brandoa330

Ай бұрын

⁠@@MJIZZELoh yeah his hitting ability was otherworldly. He paid little attention to how the wars affected his career because it affected everyone.

Fought in two wars and still the greatest hitter of all time

@Pronzini1

9 ай бұрын

Except for Babe Ruth

@jimtruscott5670

9 ай бұрын

@@Pronzini1Thank you !

@karlschneider9479

9 ай бұрын

Think about how many more homers and RBI's he would have had. He ended up with 521 homers. He would have had close to 700 if he didn't serve.

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

I agree with he stats.prove it plus 5 years of his prime list due to military service in two wars

@moncorp1

9 ай бұрын

@@Pronzini1 ~ Teds all around #s were better. Homers were the only thing. And he would have shattered Ruths records were it not for the war.

Max Weinberg must have loved that compliment

How awesome is it to get an unexpected complement from Ted Williams as a drummer. Max Weinberg will remember this for the rest of his life. Ted Williams is a real American icon. RIP 3/13/24, 6:41 p.m.

One of the greatest Baseball players in history...and a Marine!

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

True

@stephengiunta1564

9 ай бұрын

No. They greatest!

What a character. He's got a bit of the laconic John Wayne manner about him. He's very aware of that, and confident of his stature. Notice he doesn't look at his host except occasionally. He knows exactly who he, himself is; a legend. Ted Williams, the last .400 hitter.

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

Well said

@Mooseman327

9 ай бұрын

John Wayne copied the way Ted Williams walked and talked.

@fenwayify

9 ай бұрын

How can anyone not like Ted Williams? Fabulous hitter and war hero. I'm sure his style of not facing Conan wasn't meant to insult him, rather to face the studio audience and broadcasting cameras. Still, I prefer the grace, dignity and humility of Hank Aaron or Stan Musial when they interacted with others. Ted had little room for anything other than the utmost loyalty and seemed ultra-sensitive when he was challenged. I wish he could have further reduced his intolerance as he aged, he was such a grand fellow; he might have let in even more affection from the many who loved him...

@patrickc3419

9 ай бұрын

I thought the exact same thing; you can see a lot of John Wayne in his persona.

@HairHoFla

9 ай бұрын

Ted was the real deal...Wayne not as much

I had breakfast with Mr. Williams AND Smokey Joe Woods brother at the same time in Keene NH. Then went fly fishing with a Ted for 2hrs. Simply a Great man...i was blessed...

@rancidcrawfish

9 ай бұрын

Me too

"Do I have that Aura Mr. Williams?" "No" TEd Williams went savage there XD

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

But funny

Ted was my favorite baseball player growing up & still to this day at 57yrs old. In the 90s I got to meet him at Bob Feller's museum in Van Meter, IA (where Bob was from) and he was just so kind and warm to me I didnt want to stop talking to him (as a young Black man I'm sure there were some looks of surprise by the older White peeps there, but I cldnt have cared less, I was having a never-thought-it-could-happen moment!). The only other athlete I wntd to meet was Ali. So I got 50% of my bucket list, not bad! Lol

@roncaruso931

Ай бұрын

Who the F cares whatever the white people thought. Willams was just a gentleman. A true hero. BTW, I'm white. Good for you, talked with a baseball legend.

@lvredsox

Ай бұрын

@@roncaruso931 🤣That's EXACTLY what I was thinking at the time! I was enjoying the moment, it was for me only!

Greatest hitter ever period. Had it not been for his military service he would have had around 650 career homers.

@onlyforthemoney-zc8rc

4 ай бұрын

611 home runs and 3200 hits

Teddy ballgame , the splendid splinter, you want to talk about great Americans, Ted is a poster board for what a true American is. A GREAT MAN!

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

Well said

So glad this interview happened. He passed away 4 years later. I had a Ted Williams shotgun from Sears as a kid in the late 70s. Wish I still had it.

They just ain't making men like Ted anymore. A true American hero and legend.

Best MLB hitter ever imo. Absolute stud

You'll notice from this interview and others that Ted Williams was always quick to praise other people for their talents, no matter what they were. In this interview, it was John Glenn, as well as Conan and Nax. He more than once said Joe Dimaggio was the best all-around baseball player he ever saw.

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

True

Ted Williams = GOAT of all hitters in baseball. Period. End of Story.

Missed 5 career years to military service 3 when he was in his prime still hit 521 home runs!!

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

Those 5 years lost is a great if

@Xdawgs1118

5 ай бұрын

Looks like 3 based off baseball reference..

@waynejohanson1083

3 ай бұрын

He would have had perhaps had 600 hundred to 700.. And surely would have gotten to 3,000 hits.

@MJIZZEL

2 ай бұрын

Should've been the GOAT

@MJIZZEL

2 ай бұрын

​@@Xdawgs1118 3 in ww2 almost 2 full seasons for Korean War. Barely got to play a few games in those 2 years.

I'm about Conan's age. If you were a kid in New England in the 1970s, Ted Williams was somebody you heard talked about all the time, and you grew up knowing you had missed something special.

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

Well said

What a great hero Ted Williams was. World War 2 pilot. Korean War pilot. Lost 6 or 7 seasons because of the 2 wars.

Ted would have reached 600 homers, 2,000 RBI, and 3,000 hits easily if not for his military service❗️

@rudymenendez5023

9 ай бұрын

yep

@willisapril

9 ай бұрын

They put up a statue of him at Polar Park

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

I agree

@miller566

9 ай бұрын

More like 800 homers, he retired with 521 and lost 5 years of playing and part of the 6th year because of his plane crash in the war.

@paulcrepeau7488

9 ай бұрын

I forgot about Ted’s service in the Korean War in 1952-53. Taking into account his total years in military service (including WW2), Williams’ age factor, and also a slightly greater tendency to get injured before his Korean War service, one statistical calculation shows him being robbed of 171 more home runs during all those military years. But it is all mere speculation. Nobody knows for sure. All we know is that the game of Baseball is great to this day because of players like Ted Williams.

I saw this interview when it aired and I remember Ted Williams had another cool story he told about hitting a baseball but for some reason they didn't include it here. I wish they would post the interview in it's entirety. 🙏 Man, Conan, that must've been a thrill of a lifetime to talk to Ted Williams on Late Night. What an amazing life you've led. 💫

@KurlandsWaterbeds

8 ай бұрын

I am 79 and I believe that Ted Williams was and is the greatest hitter of all time . Check out his swing in slow motion . His body design , his concentration with eye on the ball , technique and more , allowed and made possible an absolute product of artful picture of design . A true work of art ! true gentleman ! A true human being ! A true American ! There will only be one Ted Williams , but it would be nice to see more people more like him ! Bless this man’s heart and Ted , you will never be forgotten ! Stu Kurland , Modesto , Ca.

There are legends then there is ted williams, red sox fan

Legend, hero, & patriot...

He was youthful for 79, you'd never think he'd be gone 4 years later. I wish I could have met a few of the baseball greats that were around in my time, Seinfeld made me think Joe DiMaggio was reclusive (he signed autos for $5-10 in the early 90's.)

NOW 86 TED WAS MY BOYHOOD IDOL. HE STILL HAS THAT MAGIC>

Am I the only one that, while watching this, said, "Conan just shut up and let Ted Williams talk!!" No wonder NBC fired you!

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

Me too

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

Conan was uncool there he was talking to a baseball great butting in a low class way

@overkillblackjack2910

8 ай бұрын

I disagree. I think Ted was disrespectful - staring off with little eye contact. Was he mad at Conan? If so, he shouldn't have been Conan's guest.

@daisysheena

5 күн бұрын

Ted William's 20 - 10 eyesight was redused to legally blind in his late 70's til his death. It was difficult for Ted to see Conan and the audience, let Alone to shaking Conan's hand

I am a life long SF Giants fan and consider Willie Mays the greatest players I ever saw; but "Teddy Ballgame" was the GOAT for most older Americans.

@seanm3226

9 ай бұрын

Say Hey Kid.

Williams was half Mexican-American but had to hide that fact when he was younger or else he may have never made it. He was a very interesting guy - mastering three fields in his life - baseball, aviation, and fly fishing. I wonder where his head is.

@mariocisneros911

Жыл бұрын

He was already a star, fact a superstar at 23. Were they going to kick him off, with all that talent ? He embarrassed his people by dismissing them . Disrespecting his race

@andypritchard9644

Жыл бұрын

​​@@mariocisneros911 Yeah they actually could've, this was before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. However, they may have made an exception because he passed for white and white Latinos like Dolf Luque had already played in the MLB. Regardless, I can imagine Ted didn't want to take any chances for better or worse.

@tomoneill2973

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@andypritchard9644 The color line didn't have anything to do with Latinos at all, & I'm sure Williams never hid his race. That's all straight up baloney (IMHO).

@ColonelSpankysLostBattalion

9 ай бұрын

I know lots of people who are half Mexican-American and full Mexican-American. They made it and did not use their race as an excuse.

@tomtalley2192

9 ай бұрын

Not in the 30’s or 40’s.

Am I the only one that wishes they'd come out with full episodes?

@nicholasforrester8587

Жыл бұрын

No

@Djoker99

Жыл бұрын

Nope

@Mario-cv5el

Жыл бұрын

No this was an absolute snoozefest what a boring interview I don’t know how Conan did t fall asleep

Ted Williams was not only the greatest hitter in the game but he was the very first manager of the newly formed Texas Rangers in 1972. That was an exciting summer for all Baseball fans in the Dallas, Fort Worth metroplex and all of North Texas because Major League baseball had finally arrived. The Rangers weren't that good in 72 but it gave the fans an opportunity to go see the Yankees, Redsox, Orioles and the Dynasty of that Era, The Okland A's. Catfish Hunter and Reggie Jackson and of course Ted Williams. To be able to go to old Arlington Stadium and see these players and Teams and others as well as the Managers and not have to watch them on TV at home on a Summer Night was worth the price of admission. I bought my first Shotgun ( 12 g ) 1 year later right out of High school. it had Ted Williams name on it. I'm 69 now, I was a little dumb in my younger days and I sold that gun. I wish now I had kept it.

Classic . Great he was . Ted Williams 😊⚾️👏

What a Marine! Semper Fidelis sir!!

He spent his prime at war. He would have owned every record had he gotten the at-bats!

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

Definitely

This was great. Would love to see the first part of his appearance from the show.

Now THAT'S a story Max Weinberg can tell forever!!

Wow! That was special!! What a great interview! This man was one of my Dad’s heroes!! My Dad bumped into him in a hotel lobby back in the 50s and had a low-key 15 minute conversation with him about zoology! (which my Dad was studying at the time). What a fascinating man.

Ted reminds me of my Grandpa. They don't make em like they used to.

@joeltravels8983

9 ай бұрын

Omg I was thinking the same exact thing! Lived till 103, WW2 vet who LOVED baseball!

I didn't know De Niro played baseball

Some say Ted was a better fisherman than ballplayer, if you can believe that. He's in the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame too!

Remarkable man Ted Williams was. Conan was, as usual, fabulous.

Awesome man. The GOAT.

What a legendary ball player and fisherman !!

Legend!

Greatest hitter that ever lived !!

Christ Ted's last at bat was a home run at the age of 41!

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

Legend

@karlschneider9479

9 ай бұрын

@@seanohare5488 He was and in his HoF speech he lobbied for Negro League players to be admitted to the hall.

Way to go max!

4:57 - 5:11 Williams antics are something else, here especially

The John Wayne of baseball.

@crosstiewalker803

9 ай бұрын

Do you mean Marion Robert Morrison, the guy that had to change his name so he could play movie "heros"?

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

True

@DMalltheway

8 ай бұрын

Ted is the real hero, John Wayne never served.

Imagine being a star athlete with plenty of money, but choosing to face war....then surviving, making more money, becoming a bigger star...and again...choosing to face war a 2nd time. This man as the EMBODIMENT of "the greatest generation".

Teddy Ballgame!

Probably...one of the greatest hitters of all time! Ruth Williams Bonds No question about it, but neither were war hero's. RIP Teddy Ballgame.

A REAL LEGEND

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

I agree

I was always a Yankee fan and Joe Di Maggio was my favoriite player,but deep down inside I knew, but woulDnt admit to anyone Ted Williams was the best.

Great Player and man

Conan must have been thrilled ! I would be !

@overkillblackjack2910

8 ай бұрын

I bet he would have been more thrilled if he made eye contact with Conan instead of staring off. What the heck?

So, he’s about 80 in this interview. Seems like he was in great shape!

A real man from the age of real men! There will only ever be one Mr.Ted Williams-and no one will ever reach his level!!!

"The Splendid Splinter"...the John Wayne of Baseball

@crosstiewalker803

9 ай бұрын

The same question to you as the person above, do you mean Marion Robert Morrison, the guy that had to change his name, so he could play "heros" in the movies?

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

True

@crosstiewalker803

9 ай бұрын

@@seanohare5488 It's not true. You might be able to claim that Marion Morrison was the non-combat Ted Williams.

Batted over 400. and did not win MVP. Amazing.

@TheBatugan77

9 ай бұрын

Won two Triple Crowns. No MVP either time.

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

Williams should have won two more MVP s 41 and 47 but had a war with most of the sportswriters then who decided on MVP

@stevespatola763

6 ай бұрын

Read Dom DiMaggio"s book. Real Grass. Real Heroes, the Story of the 41 season. Dom was Ted's teammate on the Red Sox, he balanced the book with his critiques of the NY press that loved Joe but hated Ted.

@stevespatola763

6 ай бұрын

Ted did win his last MVP in 57 with a Triple Crown at 38 years old.

The GREATEST hitter that ever lived

Genio! The béisbol Goat!

I saw him one time, I worked at Shands Hospital in Gainesville Florida and I was in back of the hospital taking a smoke break there was a parking area, I think it was his grandson driving him,Ted Williams looked right at me and said those things will kill you I just smiled I didn’t know who he was later my friend said that’s Ted Williams

He was the real deal .

gem

Ted Williams, The greatest hitter of all time and war hero was a Mexican-American!! 🐐🏆🙌

Where is Part I of this interview?

That drummer never forgot that compliment I'm sure.

@kevindonahue847

10 ай бұрын

That Drummer is Mighty Max Weinberg of the E Street Band.

@googoo-gjoob

10 ай бұрын

"that drummer", funny

What a cool cat. A great American.

The greatest pilot besides best hitter period

An American hero we will never see the likes of again. Ted was a real man's man. John Glenn had to be someone very special to be Ted Williams' hero.

A TRUE AMERICAN HERO ...

Teddy Ballgame, The Best There Ever Was

If I had a time machine, Ted would be one guy I would love to have a cup of coffee and talk baseball with. I would invite Joe D.

Truth is stranger than fiction...best hitter of all time and Navy pilot war hero...thats somewhat of a combo

His stats would have been off the charts butt he decided to serve his country.

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

True

True American Hero!

They say he was the greatest hitter who ever lived. I never saw him play, I was 8 when he retired in 1960.

No movies about this great Man because he’s not a scumbag so we can’t make any type of cool movies for him to celebrate what a great person he was

Such an admirable, heroic man (and I say that as a Mets fan).

a god...the dude was a god, walking among us common folk. Im talking about the baseball player and baseball ambassador, after he retired. And you can tell, just from this sit-down, he was a rough-around-the-edges-dude, but he had a warm heart...and it was sincere. When you hear the late, great Buck O'Neil (negro league ambassador and former player and manager) say that Ted Williams was the greatest hitter of all time, you believe him, when you consider all the incredible players he saw playing in the 'black league' before the game was integrated. Pull up Ted's stats on baseball reference, and look at his career OPS...look at how few times he struck out a season, up against how many homers he hit. I think he had one season in his entire career, where his OBP, was below .400 (.357).

Take his extra base hits divided by his hits and try to top him with anyone!

Ted was the best I wish I could have met him legand

I love knowing that Teddy fukin Ballgame, the greatest hitter of all time is from my hometown of San Diego!

I heard Ted was shooting at pigeons at Fenway

Look at that great head!

Ted ...sensible man #JoeJackson

Rip, Teddy ball game wherever you are.

Born: August 30, 1918, San Diego, CA (Original Airdate: 1/20/98)

Deniro could play Teddy Baseball if they ever did a movie! 😅

@tommyriam8320

9 ай бұрын

Depicting Williams' cryogenics era, I suppose.

If Ted Williams hadn't been on there I wouldn't have even watched O'Brien I can't stand listening to him!

Props to Mighty Max from Teddy Ballgame

Este sr. Tedd con raices mexicanas no puede escapar de eso

Teddy Ballgame in all his glory.

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

I agree looked good for 79

The greatest Latino ballplayer of all time.

@seanohare5488

9 ай бұрын

True his mother was Mexican

Is it my imagination or is Conan O'Brien don't seem to age.

@tommyriam8320

9 ай бұрын

It's your failing eyesight?

@user-oz2ir4qn5i

9 ай бұрын

@@tommyriam8320 Ok Doctor Tom, you're probably right on an account my dad saw Williams play many games at Fenway, I imagine that exposes my age.

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