(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 ...

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 ...

New York Yankees' star catcher, Thurman Munson, died on Aug. 2, 1979, when the plane he was flying crashed short of the runway at Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio. He was 32. A cornerstone of the team ...

In the 40 years since Diana Munson lost her husband, Thurman, in a plane crash, she’s had countless conversations with fans who tell her where they were when the accident happened and she never ...

If Thurman Munson had lived, would he have kept Canton as his home? It would have been difficult. The All-Star catcher was manager material, and he would have wanted a job. That would have meant ...

Thirty years have passed since Thurman Munson died in a plane crash. One can only speculate what would have transpired with respect to his baseball career if he had lived. Hall of Fame Most ...

The pilot, Yankees captain Thurman Munson, could not be freed before the Cessna twin-engine turbojet burst into flames. The news of the 32-year-old All-Star catcher’s death stunned the baseball ...