Family, friends, teammates say goodbye

Roy Halladay remembered as amazing teammate and one of best pitchers of his generation

CLEARWATER, FLA. » Two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay was remembered Tuesday as an amazing husband, father, friend and teammate who was one of the best pitchers of his generation but an even better man.

A 91-minute “Celebration of Life for Roy Halladay” attracted more than 1,000 people to Spectrum Field, the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies, one of two franchises Halladay played for during a stellar 16-year career.

“The man made the ballplayer,” Phillies owner John Middleton said, “not the other way around,”

Halladay died Nov. 7 at age 40 when the private plane he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.

The eight-time All-Star who pitched a perfect game and a playoff no-hitter, Halladay played 12 seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays from 19982009 and four for the Phillies from 2009-13, going 203-105 with a 3.38 career ERA.

The public memorial began with a video tribute and

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STEVE NESIUS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Chase Utley talks about his former Philadelphia Phillies teammate, Roy Halladay during a memorial tribute for Halladay at the Phillies spring training baseball stadium, Tuesday in Clearwater, Fla.