Jackson Todd returned from cancer to bigs, long coaching career

The Blue Jays finished the 1980 season on a three-game winning streak , the final game won by right-hander Jackson Todd on a complete-game six-hitter . Todd finished up his third season with time in the majors with a career-best 5-2 record in 12 starts. "Actually, I wish the season could last forever," Todd told told UPI afterward. "It's fun to come to the park now. It's a lot of fun playing the game again." For Todd, just that he was there was an achievement. Six years earlier, a type of abdominal cancer nearly ended his career - and his life. It was Todd's eighth season overall as a pro. His next, though, would be his last in the majors . His coaching career began shortly afterward. Todd's pro career began in 1973, taken by the Mets in the second round of the draft out of the University of Oklahoma. The Mets selected Todd as he was fresh off a College World Series run that saw Todd's Sooners ousted by Texas in a game Todd starte...