He was the model of pinpoint control, zipping pitches to wherever Yogi Berra placed his mitt. The poise in pressure situations earned southpaw Edward Charles (Whitey) Ford the nickname, "Chairman of the Board" during a 16-year Yankee career in which he won 236 games, six World Series rings and earned a ticket to Cooperstown the same year (1974) as his teammate and friend Mickey Mantle... Read on
