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It was 25 years ago today that NY Yankees Captain Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash in Canton, Ohio. A tragic day for his family, his teammates and his fans.
Munson's Legacy
IT IS a quarter of a century now, a quarter of a century since Thurman Munson gained immortality by meeting his mortality in one of the cruelest ways imaginable. For it was 25 years ago tomorrow that the Pride of the '70s Yankees literally went down in flames, losing his life when the Cessna Citation he was piloting crashed in Canton, Ohio, while he was practicing takeoffs and landings.
He was 32, Munson was, and now, all these years later, it often seems as if the circumstances of his tragic demise have formed more the foundation of his legend than his greatness on the diamond. He has almost been reduced to just another number - 15 - on the facing of a monument park that has become overcrowded with the inclusion of good-but-not-great Yankees such as Dave Winfield, just another instant classic installment on networks such as YES and ESPN that often confuse the mundane with the extraordinary.
Life is unfair. So is death.
Rest in peace, Captain.
Munson's Legacy
IT IS a quarter of a century now, a quarter of a century since Thurman Munson gained immortality by meeting his mortality in one of the cruelest ways imaginable. For it was 25 years ago tomorrow that the Pride of the '70s Yankees literally went down in flames, losing his life when the Cessna Citation he was piloting crashed in Canton, Ohio, while he was practicing takeoffs and landings.
He was 32, Munson was, and now, all these years later, it often seems as if the circumstances of his tragic demise have formed more the foundation of his legend than his greatness on the diamond. He has almost been reduced to just another number - 15 - on the facing of a monument park that has become overcrowded with the inclusion of good-but-not-great Yankees such as Dave Winfield, just another instant classic installment on networks such as YES and ESPN that often confuse the mundane with the extraordinary.
Life is unfair. So is death.
Rest in peace, Captain.
