Obituary
Whitey Ford, Yankees’ ‘Chairman’ During Title Run, Dies at 91
- He helped New York Yankees win six World Series championships
- Growing up in New York, he played stickball in the streets
Whitey Ford, a Hall of Fame pitcher who helped the New York Yankees win six World Series titles and 11 American League pennants in the 1950s and 1960s, has died. He was 91 years old.
The Yankees said on Twitter that Ford had passed away, but didn’t provide further details. He was treated for prostate cancer in the 1990s.