1979 Profile: Jerry Narron

"At 6'3" and 205 pounds, Jerry Narron appears to be a budding prospect for the Dallas Cowboys. Instead, he finds himself in a battle to become a New York Yankee.
Jerry is one of the more highly regarded catching prospects in baseball. For the past two seasons, at West Haven and Tacoma, Jerry has shown power along with consistency behind the plate and at bat. Most recently, Jerry batted .278 and knocked in 84 RBIs during Tacoma's run for the Pacific Coast League co-championship. That kind of a season earned him a spot on the big club in late 1978.
This Greensboro, North Carolina resident would like to pick up stakes and move to the Big Apple as a permanent member of the Yankees, and with talent like his, it's only a matter of time."

-The New York Yankees Official 1979 Yearbook

"Jerry comes off his first full year at the triple-A level with some good credentials. He batted .278 with 15 homers and knocked in 84 runs for the Yankees' championship Tacoma club, and spent some time with the Yanks at the end of last season. Used primarily as a catcher, Jerry did play some first base early in the season but will be looked upon as the Yanks' promising young catching prospect.
This is the second straight year that Jerry has appeared on the Yankees' major league roster. He made his first appearance in 1978 after a fine year at West Haven in 1977, in which he developed into a home run hitter, banging out 28 for the Eastern League champs. Jerry also had 93 RBIs for West Haven in '77 and was named to the Eastern League's All-Star team. He hit .301 his first year in organized ball in 1974 at Johnson City and played against Mark Fidrych, who was on the Bristol team in the Appalachian League that year.
An All-State baseball player at Goldsboro High School where he also played football and basketball, Jerry played Little League, Babe Ruth and American Legion ball. He was a business major at East Carolina University. His great uncle Sam Narron played with the Cardinals, Dodgers and Pirates.
Jerry lists Mickey Mantle as his baseball hero."

-New York Yankees 1979 Media Guide