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a left-handed pitcher who in 1951 replaced future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle on the Yankees' roster and had been the oldest ...
The next year, he had a liver transplant. It didn't work. He died of cancer on Aug. 13, 1995 in Dallas. Mickey Mantle was 63. In his eulogy, announcer Bob Costas pointed out why a nation turned ...
When he got cancer, a whole generation felt the fear of death," said author Roger Kahn about Mickey Mantle on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury. Mickey Mantle's majestic power made him the favorite of ...