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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
The longevity, and the fact that he maintained his blazing fastball and no hit capability well into his 40s, are certainly part of the Ryan mystique too -- and harder to measure. In fact, if memory serves, his hobby icon status really happened in his last few years, is that right?
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Where I grew up, I only heard Ryan's name mentioned one time when he was with Houston. I knew of him through the cards, but nobody seemed to talk about him. Once he moved to the Rangers, it felt like "All Nolan, all the time". This encompassed the game, the hobby and media attention to include appearances in commercials "For me, it's a couple'a Advil!". So from my personal experience, I would agree with what you say. People seemed mesmerized that this old man could still bring it.