Nolan Ryan States Mint produced a $1 commemorative coin honoring Olympic baseball depicting a pitcher in a USA Baseball uniform, but in a pose nearly identical to Ryan's photo on his 1991 Fleer baseball card. The numismatic community subsequently referred to the coin as the "Nolan Ryan dollar." In 1995 the Texas State Legislature declared State Highway 288, which passes near Alvin, as the Nolan Ryan Expressway. The Alvin Independent School District opened Nolan Ryan Junior High School, located at 11500 Shadow Creek Parkway (FM 2234) in Pearland, Texas, just a few hundred yards away from the Nolan Ryan Expressway. Ryan married
Million Miles an Hour It also debuted at number 48 on the "Billboard" Rock Airplay chart for the week ending December 27, 2014. Million Miles an Hour "Million Miles an Hour" is a song recorded by Canadian rock group Nickelback for their eighth studio album, "No Fixed Address" (2014). Written by band members Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake, the song was issued to American active rock radio November 25, 2014 as the album's second rock single and third overall single. It was well received at radio, being the most-added song on the format in its release week and debuting at No. 36 on the