I'm sure not many stackers remember him. I'm a life long Mets fan, but this guy was my favorite Yankee. He was a great catcher and an ornery son of a bitch.
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64 sats \ 8 replies \ @grayruby 2 Aug 2024
Don't know much about him. Familiar with the name and knew he had died in a plane crash.
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41 sats \ 7 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Aug 2024
Lots of snide jokes from Red Sox fans after the crash
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108 sats \ 4 replies \ @Coinsreporter 2 Aug 2024
Is it true that he was piloting the plane that crashed?
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52 sats \ 3 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Aug 2024
Yes. He was a good pilot, but had only been flying for a year. I remember everyone saying he had bought himself an overly sophisticated jet.
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87 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 2 Aug 2024
So, he had his jet! People believe that he was the best catcher but he's still not inducted to hall of fame. This also surprised me.
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93 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 3 Aug 2024
One year is not a long time
I bet teams don't allow this anymore
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61 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 3 Aug 2024
It was not a long time. His instructor said he was an above average pilot, but he made a dumb mistake. He didn't put his flaps down while landing. His instructor and a friend were in the plane. They both survived.
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64 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 2 Aug 2024
That's pretty low.
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63 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 3 Aug 2024
Boston fans, especially Red Sox fans in a nutshell
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67 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 2 Aug 2024
It's so that he died so early!
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43 sats \ 1 reply \ @herschel 2 Aug 2024
he was even tougher than he looks. he was a boulder on a run stopping play.
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37 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Aug 2024
He was tough. He also had a canon on throws to 2nd
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43 sats \ 3 replies \ @TNStacker 2 Aug 2024
I'm old enough to remember Munson and Catfish Hunter!!!
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 2 Aug 2024
How about Horace Clark?
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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 2 Aug 2024
Yup, USVI native. Wasn't a Yanks fan but loved great baseball. I followed the Reds and Dodgers back then.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Aug 2024
I knew there had to be a few of us out there!
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43 sats \ 1 reply \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 2 Aug 2024
Yeah, I remember this. One of my first concrete memories of sports as a kid.
(I also remember being a big fan of Rick Cerone, who replaced him the next season).
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 OP 2 Aug 2024
I liked Cerone too.
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 2 Aug 2024
I didn't know this
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67 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 2 Aug 2024
They all loved him so much!
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