Jon Nicholas Willhite (January 27, 1941- December 14, 2008) Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He grew up in Denver, Colorado and graduated from South High School in 1959.
Willhite was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was signed by the Dodgers in 1959. He was called up in 1963 and pitched from 1963-1967 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, California Angels and New York Mets.
Willhite was with the Dodgers when they won the 19...
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Jon Nicholas Willhite (January 27, 1941- December 14, 2008) Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He grew up in Denver, Colorado and graduated from South High School in 1959.
Willhite was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was signed by the Dodgers in 1959. He was called up in 1963 and pitched from 1963-1967 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, California Angels and New York Mets.
Willhite was with the Dodgers when they won the 1965 World Series, but he did not pitch in the series. He was out of baseball by age 26, with an overall record of 6-12 and a 4.55 ERA.
Willhite later worked as a pitching coach at Brigham Young University and in the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees organizations.
He struggled in post-baseball life. Willhite was married and divorced three times, eventually living on the streets of Salt Lake City as a drug and alcohol addict. He reached out to another former Dodger pitcher, Stan Williams, for help. He ultimately received that help from the...
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