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There was a mythology about Nolan that dates back
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Facing Nolan

There was a mythologyabout Nolan that dates back to when he was atAlvin High School...

There was a mythology
about Nolan that dates back to when he was at
Alvin High School because he could throw
it harder than anybody

Full Transcript

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There was a mythology about Nolan that dates back
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to when he was at Alvin High School
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because he could throw it harder than anybody.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:35
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, sport
Production
The Ranch Productions

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Movie Summary

In the world of Major League Baseball no one has created a mythology like Nolan Ryan. Told from the point of view of the hitters who faced him and the teammates who revered him, Facing Nolan is the definitive documentary of a Texa...
I remember one game in particular, - Facing Nolan 00:07
I remember one game in particular,
He hit one of the players in the head - Facing Nolan 00:04
He hit one of the players in the head
And when Nolan threw the ball, - Facing Nolan 00:05
And when Nolan threw the ball,
And the third batter, - Facing Nolan 00:08
And the third batter,
As it worked out, Nolan struck him out - Facing Nolan 00:08
As it worked out, Nolan struck him out
At that point, everybody really took notice - Facing Nolan 00:07
At that point, everybody really took notice
He weighed about 142-145 pounds. - Facing Nolan 00:05
He weighed about 142-145 pounds.
See, when he threw the baseball, it just exploded - Facing Nolan 00:07
See, when he threw the baseball, it just exploded
Red Murff pitched for the Braves during his career. - Facing Nolan 00:05
Red Murff pitched for the Braves during his career.
Jim Watson was a baseball coach in Alvin, - Facing Nolan 00:08
Jim Watson was a baseball coach in Alvin,
Well, he told me I had the best arm he'd ever seen, - Facing Nolan 00:08
Well, he told me I had the best arm he'd ever seen,
My dad's uncle, my grandmother's brother, - Facing Nolan 00:08
My dad's uncle, my grandmother's brother,
What's interesting from our family's perspective, - Facing Nolan 00:08
What's interesting from our family's perspective,
A constant theme in Nolan's life, - Facing Nolan 00:08
A constant theme in Nolan's life,
The Mets were pretty much the only team on him. - Facing Nolan 00:04
The Mets were pretty much the only team on him.
They just thought, well, here's a guy with a good arm, - Facing Nolan 00:05
They just thought, well, here's a guy with a good arm,
He came to me and said, "I got drafted today." - Facing Nolan 00:07
He came to me and said, "I got drafted today."
He was 18 and out of high school - Facing Nolan 00:07
He was 18 and out of high school
And he goes, "No, the baseball draft." - Facing Nolan 00:11
And he goes, "No, the baseball draft."
I had plans to go to college - Facing Nolan 00:07
I had plans to go to college