This Old Cub
This Old Cub
THIS OLD CUB is a new documentary feature about former All-Star third baseman, broadcaster and Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo and his lifelong battle with diabetes. Santo was the first and only major league position player to play professional baseball with Type I Juvenile Diabetes (insulin dependent). He played most of his career without revealing his disease for fear that he would be forced to retire from baseball. At a time when much less was known about how to regulate insulin levels, Santo rarely missed a game—taking injections and chocolate bars based on how he felt from moment to moment.
The film was shot over a span of nine months by his son, Jeff Santo, who wrote, directed, and produced the film along with Tim Comstock and Joe Mantegna who narrates the film.
Famous Chicagoans who participated in the film include Bill Murray, Brian Doyle Murray, Joel Murray, Dennis Farina, Gary Sinise, Dennis Franz and William Petersen. Such baseball luminaries as Ernie Banks, Fergie Jenkins, Brooks Robinson, Joe Morgan, Willie McCovey, Johnny Bench, Tommy Lasorda and Willie Mays give their views of the man himself. Also appearing are renowned baseball analysts including ESPN’s Chris Berman and Peter Gammons, Milwaukee’s Bob Uecker, and Santo’s colleagues and friends at WGN Radio and TV, Steve Stone, Chip Carey and Pat Hughes.
Most importantly, THIS OLD CUB captures the spirit of Ron Santo, a player who clicked his heals after every win, perfectly reflecting a time when players like Santo played for the love of the game—not for financial reward. Despite being denied entry to the Hall of Fame, and losing two legs to diabetes, this is a man who handles everything with grace, humor and not an ounce of bitterness. Santo is the ultimate optimist and therefore the ultimate Cub. He epitomizes what a Cub is all about… a diehard fan… wait until next year.
The film was shot over a span of nine months by his son, Jeff Santo, who wrote, directed, and produced the film along with Tim Comstock and Joe Mantegna who narrates the film.
Famous Chicagoans who participated in the film include Bill Murray, Brian Doyle Murray, Joel Murray, Dennis Farina, Gary Sinise, Dennis Franz and William Petersen. Such baseball luminaries as Ernie Banks, Fergie Jenkins, Brooks Robinson, Joe Morgan, Willie McCovey, Johnny Bench, Tommy Lasorda and Willie Mays give their views of the man himself. Also appearing are renowned baseball analysts including ESPN’s Chris Berman and Peter Gammons, Milwaukee’s Bob Uecker, and Santo’s colleagues and friends at WGN Radio and TV, Steve Stone, Chip Carey and Pat Hughes.
Most importantly, THIS OLD CUB captures the spirit of Ron Santo, a player who clicked his heals after every win, perfectly reflecting a time when players like Santo played for the love of the game—not for financial reward. Despite being denied entry to the Hall of Fame, and losing two legs to diabetes, this is a man who handles everything with grace, humor and not an ounce of bitterness. Santo is the ultimate optimist and therefore the ultimate Cub. He epitomizes what a Cub is all about… a diehard fan… wait until next year.
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