Thirty years ago I was a 10-year-old kid enjoying his summer vacation...being it was summer I was allowed to stay up late...the 10:00 p.m. ABC news brief came on in which they g
ave a recap of the top three or four news stories...the last story, a photo of New York Yankees catcher, and captain, Thurman Munson appeared in the top right hand of the screen...the broadcaster announced that Munson died in a plane crash in Canton, Ohio...as a Yankees fan that is something I will never forget...as a kid, it was my generation's Lou Gehrig moment...Thirty years ago today, Thurman Munson died...Sean Brennan of the Daily News writes about Jerry Narron, the catcher who had to replace The Captain...
This article appeared in the Daily News in 2004 which was 25th anniversary of The Captain's death...
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