Thurman Munson

On August 2nd, 1979, Yankees catcher Thurman Munson, 32, died when the plane he was piloting crashed in Canton, Ohio. A crowd of 51,151 attended the memorial tribute at Yankee Stadium the following day (August 3rd).. In August of 1979, I was home in Dillon, Montana, preparing to return to my sophomore year at Concordia College Read more