Ronald Ames Guidry

Ronald 'Ron' Ames Guidry for his outstanding career as a baseball pitcher with the New York Yankees from 1975-1988. Ron won the coveted American League Cy Young Award for his remarkable 1978 season in which he had a 25-3 record and a superb 1.74 ERA. More importantly, Ron is one of the most respected players to ever wear a baseball uniform. His outstanding character, the dignity with which he played the game and putting himself second to his team won the admiration of baseball fans from all of major league baseball. Today that admiration continues - both within major league baseball and in the Acadiana communities of south Louisiana that he continues to serve.