Rex and Jennifer Hudler began a non-profit organization called Team Up For Down Syndrome after their first son, Cade, was born with Down syndrome. This article, reprinted from the Philadelphia Inquirer, tells the beginning of their story.
"After playing professional baseball for over 20 years and broadcasting the Angels for ten years, I finally decided to write a book entitled Splinters, A Memoir by Rex Hudler.
Rex Hudler loved playing sports from an early age. In high school he played football, soccer, and baseball. On the advice of his mother, Rex decided to focus on two sports – football and baseball.
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Rex Hudler loved playing sports from an early age. In high school he played football, soccer, and baseball. On the advice of his mother, Rex decided to focus on two sports – football and baseball. He was a talented wide receiver and once had 21 catches in a single game. Many major universities began to show interest in the speedy Hudler including Michigan State where an All-American named Kirk Gibson showed Hudler around the football facilities. When asked where the baseball facilities were, Gibson replied, “Baseball is a sissy sport!” Little did Hudler or Gibson realize at the time they would later meet again on the fields Major League Baseball. |