Thurman Munson's pedal-to-the-metal career, as seen in warnings to a pitcher named "Sudden Sam," recalled by the woman who never stopped loving him.

One week after Kobe Bryant’s sudden death, the NBA star’s helicopter crash elicited memories from a similar event from nearly 40 years ago — the death of Yankees legend Thurman Munson.

Order: Autographed copies of the book are available for $45 at Davies Pharmacy, the J. Babe Stearn Center and Tugboat's Pub, which is operated by Mike Munson at Meadowlake Golf Course, with ...