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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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.
Don't know much about him. Familiar with the name and knew he had died in a plane crash.
Lots of snide jokes from Red Sox fans after the crash
Is it true that he was piloting the plane that crashed?
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.
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.
One year is not a long time
I bet teams don't allow this anymore
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.
That's pretty low.
Boston fans, especially Red Sox fans in a nutshell
It's so that he died so early!
he was even tougher than he looks. he was a boulder on a run stopping play.
He was tough. He also had a canon on throws to 2nd
I'm old enough to remember Munson and Catfish Hunter!!!
How about Horace Clark?
Yup, USVI native. Wasn't a Yanks fan but loved great baseball. I followed the Reds and Dodgers back then.
I knew there had to be a few of us out there!
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).
I liked Cerone too.
I didn't know this
They all loved him so much!