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    Chicago Cubs great Ron Santo to get statue outside Wrigley Field

    When Ron Santo died last month, his funeral procession traveled by Wrigley Field and well-wishers gathered on sidewalks to cheer the former Chicago Cubs broadcaster and third baseman one last time.Now, the cozy neighborhood ballpark will feature a more permanent reminder of one of the franchise's most beloved figures.The Cubs announced Saturday they will unveil a Santo statue outside their longtime home before their game against the Washington Nationals on Aug. 10. Players, coaches and other uniformed personnel will wear a special patch next season to pay tribute to one of the team's most enthusiastic backers."We join our great fans in dedicating the 2011 campaign to a man who dedicated so much of himself to us," owner Tom Ricketts said in a release.He becomes the fourth person with a statue of his likeness outside Wrigley, joining Ernie Banks, Billy Williams and Harry Caray . The location is still to be determined.A nine-time All-Star in his 15-year career, Santo hit .277 with 342 hom...

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    1. Chicago Cubs Legend Ron Santo Dies

      CHICAGO -- Ron Santo, one of the greatest players in Chicago Cubs history and a longtime WGN radio announcer whose devotion to the perennial losers was made obvious ...

    2. Funeral procession for longtime Cubs player, broadcaster Ron Santo to pass by Wrigley Field

      The funeral procession for Ron Santo was expected to make a trip Friday past Wrigley Field , giving Chicago Cubs fans a chance for one last standing ovation in honor...

    3. Hundreds of fans line up at Chicago church to pay respects to Cubs legend Ron Santo

      They came to pay their respects to Ron Santo , with stories of watching him gobble up grounders at third base or listening to him suffer on the radio as the Cubs dro...

    4. Friends, family fondly recall optimism, courage of former Chicago Cub standout Ron Santo

      It didn't take long for the tears to give way to laughter, and that figured, because smiles were never in short supply when Ron Santo was around.It was only fitting ...

    5. Late Cubs star Ron Santo and former Cincinnati shortstop Barry Larkin inducted into Hall

      On a day that Vicki Santo wished had come sooner, sadness that it hadn't never showed as she spoke of the greatness of her late husband."Words cannot express my sorr...

    6. Ron Santo's fans are clicking their heels: Late Cubs star elected to Hall of Fame by veterans

      Ron Santo always kept rooting for the causes dearest to him — for his Chicago Cubs to win the World Series , for doctors to find a cure for diabetes and for him to r...

    7. Cubs' Ron Santo Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

      Ron Santo was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Monday, chosen by the Veterans Committee almost a year after the Chicago Cubs third baseman died hoping for the h...

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