The left hander helped revive the White Sox franchise in the 1950's. But that was only the beginning.
Depending on when you were born and when you became a White Sox fan, Billy Pierce is either a Childhood Hero or Cool Old Man.
If your formative years were in the 1950's, Billy Pierce was part of a team that elevated the White Sox from permanent joke to perennial contender. If you were born after the Go Go White Sox went their separate ways, Pierce was the friendly legend who had an arsenal of polished stories about the good old days.