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In 1998, Hollywood icon Robert Redford, who passed away at 89, spoke of his admiration for Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams, a connection cherished by many. Latest Forecast

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"I was a Red Sox fan and my hero, and probably my only life hero, a model of some kind was Ted Williams ... was and is Ted Williams," Redford said.

In the 1984 movie "The Natural," Redford's character wore No. 9 as a nod to his hero.

"Did he? I didn't hear that, but I knew he wore No. 9," Williams told WCVB in 1984. "But, you know, I'm flattered with that."

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