The Long Island Ducks today announced the passing of Bud Harrelson (1944-2024). Harrelson was a key member of the 1969 World Series champion and 1973 National League champion New York Mets. After he retired as a player, he returned to the Mets as a coach and won another World Series in 1986. In that same year, he was inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame.
In 2018, Harr
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elson announced that he had been
diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He became an honorary chair for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in 2018 and joined the Board of the Alzheimer’s Association Long Island Chapter in 2019. Bud, his former wife Kim Battaglia, and the Harrelson family have been active in raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s research and support programs.
“The Alzheimer’s Association mourns the passing of our longtime supporter and former Board member Bud Harrelson,” said Douglas Davidson, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association Long Island Chapter. “He inspired us on and off the field and our organization is grateful to Kim and the Harrelson family for raising awareness of the disease and helping others. Our thoughts are with them.”
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