Who, You Ask, is Jocko Flynn?

n 1886, Jocko Flynn was 22 years old and the toast of Chicago. He’d emerged as a formidable starting pitcher on a pennant-winning team. In 1887, Flynn was 23, a forgotten man with a sore arm and a troubling taste for liquor. In 1907, he was dead at age 42. Who was this man? John A. Flynn ... [link]