He was a three-sport star at Hershey and Joe Paterno tried to recruit Price to play college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
[5] When the Pirates opted to send Price back to the minor leagues at the start of the 1967 season, he requested a trade.
Rather than report to Toledo, Price retired from baseball, and publicly called for MLB to reform the reserve clause.
[6] Price played in the 1979 season for the Detroit Caesars in the American Professional Slo-Pitch League (APSPL),[7][8] with the team finishing with a 40–24 (.625) record, losing in the playoff semi-finals to the eventual World Series champions Milwaukee Schlitz.
Since he handled pitchers in his major league career, Price informed fans about approaches to various hitters.
[16] For several years, Price called play-by-play of the middle innings of each radio broadcast, and often announced "[player name]...touch 'em all" after a Tiger hit a home run.
After a particularly good curve ball was thrown, he would label it as a "yellowhammer", in reference to the bird who dives to the ground quickly.
They founded Jack's Place For Autism, a non-profit organization designed to assist families affected by the disability.