“With men in scoring position, the game on the line, Tony Perez was the last guy an opponent wanted to see coming to the plate.” — Hall of Famer Willie Stargell

        “I've said this many times, Tony Perez and Julius Irving are the two classiest athletes I've ever met.” — Marty Brennaman.

        “Doggie really helped the younger guys, particularly the Latin guys. He was a great teammate... He was the slient leader of the team.” — Ken Griffey Sr.

        “The guy I didn't want to face when there were men on base and I couldn't pitch around him was Tony Perez. The other guys, the big home run guys, I just wanted to keep them in the ballpark. But Tony, he was always putting the ball in play when there were men on base.” — Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry

        “When Tony was a young player, in the late '60s, he hit a home run off me, and the next day, I said to him, "I will never throw you another fastball.' A few years later, in the Reds new ballpark, I tried to sneak a fastball by him. He hit it out. I chased him all around the bases and I was yelling, "I will never throw you another fastball!'” — Hall of Famer Juan Marichal

        "You know who truly, truly is the happiest for Tony? It's Johnny and Joe. They wanted him to be in there with him, because they know how much he meant to the team. It took us (the Reds) trading him, to understand. But Johnny and Joe? They knew.' — Sparky Anderson

Special Hall of Fame Coverage Sparky's 15 minutes of fame too short Most viewers shut out of live Hall coverage Brennaman is outspoken, on the ball and fun Hall of Fame inductions reunite 1975 heroes Tony had the numbers and the knack Five questions with Tony Tony's future: Sunny in Florida What they say about Tony All about Tony Part huckster, part genius, pure Sparky Five questions with Sparky Sparky's future: Golf, grandkids, no baseball What they say about Sparky All about Sparky Marty has classic voice for classic memories Marty's future: Cincinnati forever What they say about Marty All about Marty Five questions with Marty McPhee set standard for a century Five questions with Bid What they say about Bid

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