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 ...

Thurman Munson's children were 4, 7 and 9 when they lost him.. At the ages of 46, 50 and 52, they remember him in their separate ways and, as a family, with bittersweet joy. Mike, the youngest ...

NEW YORK - A Manhattan auction of Yankees memorabilia will include a Whitey Ford baseball signed by President John F. Kennedy. Thurman Munson's 1978 World Series captain's trophy also will be part ...