Philadelphia Phillies: 10 Things You May Not Know About Roy “Doc” Halladay
February 9, 2012 by Mike Angelina
Filed under Fan News
Sometimes, athletes or figures that come off as strange characters are the most interesting ones. We are often fascinated by subtle details and facts about them.
Although it’s not run by Mudd himself, it is why the Twitter account @HowardMuddFacts is so popular and entertaining.
Roy Halladay fits that mold as a strange, but interesting person. He is both interesting off the field, as well as on it. Many of the facts about him are results of his incredible pitching ability, but there are some interesting bits about what he did this offseason and whom he has worked with in his younger days.
They aren’t things you’ve heard millions of times—like that he and Chris Carpenter are friends, thanks to John Smoltz—but they are interesting and help shape the man known as Doc.
Here are 10 facts about Roy Halladay you probably did not know.