“He was my basketball coach”: Players on Jerry Howarth’s retirement

Feb 17 2018 by Bluebird Banter

 

Connor Panas and other Blue Jay prospects open up about the broadcaster’s importance to them.

Outfielder Connor Panas is a Canadian kid. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and attended Etobicoke Collegiate Institute, roughly a 20 minute drive from Nathan Phillips Square.

He also had Jerry Howarth as his high school basketball coach.

Howarth was known by most as the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays on the radio for 36 years, along with Tom Cheek. When he unexpectedly retired last week, an...

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