From Teddy Ballgame to Yaz, he's seen it all from his seat at Fenway Park
From Teddy Ballgame to Yaz, heâs seen it all from his seat at Fenway Park Even a pandemic canât dampen 84-year-old spirits on an Opening Day when hope springs eternal By Thomas Farragher Globe Columnist,Updated April 1, 2021, 5:42 p.m. Email to a Friend John Kilroy, 84, is ready to attend another Opening Day at Fenway Park.Erin Clark/Globe Staff He walks slowly now, a revered father and grandfather, but days like this can transport him back to when he was a little kid â a 12-year-old from Jamaica Plain who sat in reverential silence each time Ted Williams approached the plate.
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