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Four decades later, it’s still tough to believe there’s no happy ending to the last Thurman Munson story. No miracles. No one pulled the Yankee captain from the burning wreckage of the Cessna ...
(The below story was originally written in 2004 on the 25th anniversary of Thurman Munson’s death and was republished by the Daily News in 2009) CANTON, Ohio – Six hundred feet short of the ...
CANTON – In some minds it is as if the city has stolen home. On May 7, in celebration of a $5 million makeover, Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium will be rededicated and extolled as a community ...
For there is a fresh analytical look at Thurman Munson’s career and sturdy postseason numbers to prove he is worthy of the Hall of Fame. Larry Schnapf, a Manhattan-based environmental lawyer ...
It was Aug. 3, one day after Yankee captain Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash in Canton, Ohio. “I caught the night before his accident and I caught the night after it,” Narron said.
August 2, 1979 is the date of one baseball's worst tragedies -- it's the day beloved Yankee catcher Thurman Munson died in a plane crash outside Canton, Ohio. "I get chills all the time," Goose ...
Editor's note: Moss Klein covered the Yankees for The Star-Ledger from 1976-92. He reflects on Thurman Munson on this the 30th anniversary of his death. The late-afternoon news coming from the car ...
Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium is in demand one year after a renovation and rededication. McKinley, Malone and a 33-team adult league are primary users, but not the only ones. One league uses ...