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 ...

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 ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: As a May 7 re-dedication of Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium approached, writer Steve Doerschuk talked to family members of the Yankee captain for fresh perspective of Munson's ...

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 ...

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 ...

To give you a taste, we’ll share some excerpts of the book each week. Thurman Munson was the first college player drafted in 1968. He was the best talent to emerge from his class and became the ...

CANTON, Ohio – Six hundred feet short of the runway and decades before his time, Thurman Lee Munson died a quarter of a century ago in the fiery wreckage of a blue pinstriped jet. He was 32 ...