Roy Halladay and his wife discussed their purchase of plane and her initial objections, just weeks before deadly crash
Drew Hallowell/Getty
- Roy Halladay died in a plane crash on Tuesday, causing grief throughout the game of baseball.
- His wife, Brandy Halladay, talked about her initial objections to her husband getting his pilot's license in a video posted just weeks before his death.
- Despite her fears, Brandy came to love being in the air.
The former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay died on Tuesday when a small plane he was piloting went down in the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40.
Now, a retrospectively poignant video of Halladay and his wife Brandy flying in the plane has resurfaced. In the video, first posted in October, Brandy Halladay talks about her reluctance to allow her husband to fly, citing her initial lack of comfort in the air.
"I didn't grow up the way Roy did," she said. "I didn't grow up with airplanes or a comfort level like he did in small airplanes."
"She's fought me the whole way," Roy said.
"Hard. I fought hard," Brandy added. "I was very against it."
Despite Brandy's reservations, she soon developed a love of flying, going up with her husband on a number of occasions.
"I went down with him one day to the training center in [St. Petersburg], and they said, 'Oh, you want to go up for a ride?'" she said. "I got up in that plane, I looked over, and I said, 'Okay, I get it. I get it. This is amazing.' You forget that you're in a plane. You're just there and you're experiencing the beauty of Florida or the water or the lake or wherever you are."
Halladay's single-engine plane, an ICON A5, went down at around noon on Tuesday off Florida's Gulf Coast. According to TMZ, the two-time Cy Young Award winner made several dramatic altitude changes before crashing. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
As the son of a commercial pilot, Halladay spent much of his life around airplanes, but he didn't get his pilot's license until April, 2014. He was active in tweeting about his flights, including a dog-rescue trip from 2016.
His death sent shockwaves through MLB. Baseball luminaries of all ages and titles expressed their sorrow and condolences, from commissioner Rob Manfred to former Phillies teammate Roy Oswalt to reigning National League Cy Young winner Max Scherzer.
You can watch the full video of Roy and Brandy below.
- I spent $2,000 for 7 nights in a 179-square-foot room on one of the world's largest cruise ships. Take a look inside my cabin.
- Colon cancer rates are rising in young people. If you have two symptoms you should get a colonoscopy, a GI oncologist says.
- Saudi Arabia wants China to help fund its struggling $500 billion Neom megaproject. Investors may not be too excited.
- Catan adds climate change to the latest edition of the world-famous board game
- Tired of blatant misinformation in the media? This video game can help you and your family fight fake news!
- Tired of blatant misinformation in the media? This video game can help you and your family fight fake news!
- JNK India IPO allotment – How to check allotment, GMP, listing date and more
- Indian Army unveils selfie point at Hombotingla Pass ahead of 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market