You Think You Know The Band?
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s history is as rich and exciting as the classics they recorded. There are lots of things that don’t have to do with the tragedy that fans might be interested in knowing. For example, did you know that Ronnie Van Zant had a real knack for playing baseball? Long before he would write some of the most iconic lyrics in rock history, Van Zant wanted to play baseball.
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And the guy was good. Ronnie said in 1975: “I went as far as playing American Legion ball. The next stop would have been AA (minor league baseball). I played centerfield. I had the highest batting average in the league one year and a good arm – you’ve got to have a good arm to play outfield.”