Ted Williams, My Father: A Memoir

While the world knew him as Ted Williams, The Kid, and Teddy Ballgame; at age ten, his daughter, Claudia, only knew him as Dad. Their life together had little to do with Triple Crowns and batting titles. Their world consisted of casting fishing lines in New Brunswick, cross-country road trips, and squabbling at feeding time.

Now, in this tender and surprising memoir, Ted Williams’s last surviving child recounts her time with one of baseball’s brightest stars, offering a rare glimpse inside the Hall of Famer’s life after he hung up his spikes. With a fresh insight, Claudia presents an unexpected portrait of Ted Williams and opens up for the first time about the rumors that her family faced during his final years, as well as his controversial choice to be cryogenically preserved after his death. Filled with personal stories of his strengths and weaknesses, accomplishments and regrets, Claudia’s poignant account tells the story of a complicated man and the family he loved.