Robert Francis: Mighty Twig didn’t strike out

TWIG TURNS 80 — Fort Worth Cats manager Wayne Terwilliger throws a few pitches to his players during practice Wednesday, June 29, 2005, before their game against the Shreveport Sports in Shreveport, La. Terwilliger turned 80 years old on Monday and said he has been involved in baseball, either playing, coaching or managing, since 1948 when he signed with the Chicago Cubs. AP Photo/The Times, Jessica Leigh)

I’ve been lucky enough to interview some fascinating people in my years. But I’ve missed some too. One I missed while he was local was former Fort Worth Cats manager Wayne “Twig” Terwilliger. Terwilliger died Feb. 3 and I did some research on his life. Twig could be described as a real-life Forrest Gump, and […]

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