Informative Essay On Nolan Ryan

Nolan Ryan On November 8, 2012, Nolan Ryan was honored as the 43rd winner of the Fort Worth Business Hall of Fame's Business Executive of the Year Award in Fort Worth, Texas. "As an athlete, I was given a gift and once I realized that, I tried to be the best pitcher I could possibly be and take advantage of the gift God gave me, but in the business community, you stand on merits of what you've accomplished once you try to pursue something in business," Ryan stated when he received his award at The Fort Worth Club. Also known as, "The Ryan Express," he pitched for 27 years in four different major league baseball teams during the administrations of seven U.S. Presidents and in September 22, 1993, at the age of 46, he retired as a Texas Ranger. Throughout the years, Ryan had owned cattle ranches, banks and started his own branded beef company
He has several working cattle ranches, owns several banks and started his own branded beef company. For example, Ryan has two locations of The Express Bank of Texas first created in Alvin and another in Corpus Christi, Texas, which he has with investing partners and loyal customer backing (Barr). His grouping with select cattle ranchers gave rise to Nolan Ryan Beef, whose clientele consist of for example, Kroger’s grocery chain, restaurants and sporting venues. In early 2013, The Texas Rangers Baseball organization contracted Nolan Ryan Beef to be their source of meat for the Ballpark in Arlington (Shlachter). With the success in his career and in business, the Nolan Ryan Foundation had also been doing its part in success for communities. For instance, in Alvin, Texas, where he grew up in, The Nolan Ryan Foundation built the Nolan Ryan Center at Alvin Community College for Continuing Education