sad anniversary
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the death of Thurman Munson.
Munson was a catcher for the NY Yankees, and was also the team's captain.
He died in a plane crash. He'd purchased a small plane so that he could fly home to Ohio whenever the Yankees had a day off. He crashed while trying to land te plane.
I think his death crushed the Yankees. They'd won the 1978 World Series, but wouldn't win another for 17 years.
I remember hearing the news over the car radio ...
I was 19 that summer. I'd just finished my freshman year at State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. I had a summer job at Robert Moses State Park, and I was taking 6 credits at SUNY Stony Brook -- classes that were in my major but were not offered at Albany.
I was driving home from Stony brook when I heard the news. I cried.
The memorial at Yankee Stadium the following day:
Munson was a catcher for the NY Yankees, and was also the team's captain.
He died in a plane crash. He'd purchased a small plane so that he could fly home to Ohio whenever the Yankees had a day off. He crashed while trying to land te plane.
I think his death crushed the Yankees. They'd won the 1978 World Series, but wouldn't win another for 17 years.
I remember hearing the news over the car radio ...
I was 19 that summer. I'd just finished my freshman year at State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. I had a summer job at Robert Moses State Park, and I was taking 6 credits at SUNY Stony Brook -- classes that were in my major but were not offered at Albany.
I was driving home from Stony brook when I heard the news. I cried.
The memorial at Yankee Stadium the following day:
I find it hard to believe it's been 40 years. Where has the time gone? Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
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