News broke yesterday of the passing of Houston Astros legend, pitcher J.R. Richard, who played for the Astros from 1971-1980. It would have been even longer, and almost certainly Hall of Fame worthy, had it not been for an unfortunate stroke in 1980 that brought his shining career to a sudden end.
I could pore over his stats and cite his back to back 300 K seasons, his 20 game win season, his numerous accomplishments, or summarize his life for you, but you could just as easily go to his Baseball-Reference page or Wikipedia page for that.