DANNY WHELAN - Inducted in 1992
Regarded as one of the most popular figures in Rochester's long baseball history, Danny Whelan was inducted into the Red Wings Hall of Fame in 1992 for his long-time service as the Red Wings' trainer.
Danny Whelan died Jan. 2, 2004 after a long illness. He was 84. Mr. Whelan was trainer for the baseball Red Wings and NBA Royals in the 1950s. In the summer of 1953, future Hall of Fame radio broadcaster Jack Buck and his family joined Mr. Whelan for a picnic on a Lake Ontario Beach. Mr. Whelan saved Buck’s daughter from drowning that afternoon. Mr. Whelan left Rochester to become trainer for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was part of the 1960 World Series win over the New York Yankees. He later became trainer for the NBA New York Knicks from 1967 to 1978 and helped center Willis Reed prepare for his dramatic start with an ailing leg in the Game 7 victory in the 1970 Finals. He also gave star guard Walt Frazier the nickname “Clyde.”
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