(670 The Score) Former White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper remembered former closer Bobby Jenks as a “shooting star” who was full of life and beloved by teammates and coaches during his playing career on the South Side.
Jenks passed away Friday in Portugal after battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44 years old.
Jenks played for the White Sox from 2005-’10, compiling 173 saves for them in that span and earning All-Star honors in 2006 and 2007. Jenks was on the mound and earned the save when the White Sox won the 2005 World Series with a victory in Game 4 against the Astros in Houston.
"When I think of Bobby in Chicago, I think of the song ‘Shooting Star,’” Cooper said on the Mully & Haugh Show on Monday morning. “He was a comet, man. He was a shooting star that came through people’s lives in Chicago.
"He packed an awful lot of life into 44 years."
Cooper was the White Sox’s pitching coach for the entirety of Jenks’ tenure with Chicago.
“He liked having a good time,” Cooper said. “He liked playing practical jokes.
“Bobby was quite a character. I enjoyed him. He had a great sense of humor. And on top of it all, he went out and performed.”
Listen to Cooper’s full interview in the audio player above.