They remembered his love of words and the colorful, nonstop use of them.īlair was more than a center fielder with few equals, a four-time World Series champion with the Orioles and the Yankees. On the campus of Manual Arts High School, near the University of Southern California, memories of a young Blair came flooding back Saturday in a memorial service filled with stirring music and messages of love and admiration.īlairs former classmates, friends and family members remembered an athletic marvel who scored a school-record 54 points in a basketball game and who would launch long home runs - and wild throws from shortstop - on the baseball diamond.
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