1982 Jim Rice saves boy from foul ball skull fracture...
Item # 726858
August 08, 1982
SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, Aug. 8, 1982
* Hall of Famer Jim Rice
* Boston Red Sox baseball
* Interaction w/ 4 year boy
The back page has a photo showing Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame baseball player Jim Rice carrying a little boy off off the field with brief text. (see images) See below for details.
Complete with all 114 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
Background: The heroic intervention by Jim Rice on August 7, 1982, remains a landmark moment in sports history because it transcended the game, humanizing an era of baseball often defined by icy player-media relations and business-first mentalities. Rice, a notoriously private and stoic Hall of Fame slugger, demonstrated unprecedented presence of mind when he bypassed the standard emergency protocol—which would have involved waiting for slow-moving stadium paramedics—to physically carry a critically injured 4-year-old Jonathan Keane through the dugout and into the care of team doctors. By taking immediate action, Rice ensured the boy reached neurosurgery within thirty minutes, a window that medical professionals later confirmed was vital in preventing a tragedy from a severe skull fracture. The image of Rice returning to the field in a blood-stained jersey, coupled with his quiet offer to pay the family's medical bills, fundamentally shifted the public's perception of him from a cold competitor to a compassionate lifesaver. This event is frequently cited as the quintessential example of athlete-as-hero, serving as a reminder of the life-and-death stakes that can occur in a split-second within the confines of a professional stadium.
* Hall of Famer Jim Rice
* Boston Red Sox baseball
* Interaction w/ 4 year boy
The back page has a photo showing Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame baseball player Jim Rice carrying a little boy off off the field with brief text. (see images) See below for details.
Complete with all 114 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
Background: The heroic intervention by Jim Rice on August 7, 1982, remains a landmark moment in sports history because it transcended the game, humanizing an era of baseball often defined by icy player-media relations and business-first mentalities. Rice, a notoriously private and stoic Hall of Fame slugger, demonstrated unprecedented presence of mind when he bypassed the standard emergency protocol—which would have involved waiting for slow-moving stadium paramedics—to physically carry a critically injured 4-year-old Jonathan Keane through the dugout and into the care of team doctors. By taking immediate action, Rice ensured the boy reached neurosurgery within thirty minutes, a window that medical professionals later confirmed was vital in preventing a tragedy from a severe skull fracture. The image of Rice returning to the field in a blood-stained jersey, coupled with his quiet offer to pay the family's medical bills, fundamentally shifted the public's perception of him from a cold competitor to a compassionate lifesaver. This event is frequently cited as the quintessential example of athlete-as-hero, serving as a reminder of the life-and-death stakes that can occur in a split-second within the confines of a professional stadium.
Category: The 20th Century
