Ryan Howard Biography

Fast Facts

• Majored in communications at Southwest Missouri State University, later renamed Missouri State University, eventually earning himself a baseball scholarship
• Has a twin brother named Corey
• During one Little League game, he hit a ball that cleared the fence and the parking lot behind it, then smashed into a Red Lobster restaurant
• The Philadelphia Phillies selected him in the fifth round of the amateur draft in 2001
• Grew up playing baseball, football, soccer and basketball with his three brothers
• A left-handed MLB player known for hitting home runs
• Has played as a first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies