WASP News

my deepest condolences to the Duren Family on the passing of Rinold 'Ryne' Duren, Blackie Lawless' uncle who passed away today.

Ryne Duren was a Major League Baseball Player. For ten seasons (1954, 1957 to 1965), he was a pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Washington Senators.

During his career and beyond, Duren battled alcoholism (which he recovered from) and later served as an alcohol abuse educator.

He died at 81, in Lake Wales, Polk County, Florida.