He was eight at the time of his death. Ripken was usually seen ... It was always something sports related." Ripken, named after baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr., was a local celebrity of sorts ...

Ryan Ripken When Cal Ripken Jr. gets together with his son, Ryan, they rekindle their rivalry. “He never let me win when I was a kid,” says Ryan Ripken, Cal’s 30-year-old son. “And I'm glad.