CANTON — Thurman Munson wasn’t like the other catchers, Bucky Dent said. Ornery, salty, combative and humorous described the fiery star from Canton, but didn’t quite catch him.

One heart. NOTE:Thurman Munson was American League MVP on a Yankees team that reached the World Series in 1976. He was the Yankees' captain on teams that won the World Series in 1977 and 1978.

One heart. NOTE: Thurman Munson was American League MVP on a Yankees team that reached the World Series in 1976. He was the Yankees' captain on teams that won the World Series in 1977 and 1978.

Munson has been gone 46 years, but he plays once a year in Canton. The ghosts get real when stories about No. 15 are in the air at the Thurman Munson Catchers Scholarship Dinner. This time it was ...

Munson has been gone 46 years, but he plays once a year in Canton. The ghosts get real when stories about No. 15 are in the air at the Thurman Munson Catchers Scholarship Dinner. This time it was ...