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Elder Griffey beams about son entering Hall of Fame

SEATTLE (AP) — For a moment, forget about what Ken Griffey Jr. was as a professional.

Ken Griffey Sr. remembers a time when his son was a kid, before he became The Kid, running around the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse with the sons of other players like Tony Perez and Pete Rose.

And, of course, wearing his dad's hat backward in order to see.

"You're talking about a kid 7, 8, 9 years old and his thinking was, 'I can't see to catch the ball, I got to do something to make this hat fit.