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Yankee great, Stark native Munson died 39 years ago
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Remembering Thurman Munson's Last Baseball Cards
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955 Thurman Munson Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images
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Thurman Munson plane crash, Green, 1979 - Akron Beacon Journal Photograph Collection - Summit Memory
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A Look Back: New York Yankees captain Thurman Munson perished in tragic plane crash 42 years ago
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1979-Thurman Munson Death Announced During Mets Game
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The Munson Paper Chase (updated). This article contains a collection of…, by allan.blutstein
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8/02/1979 - Thurman Munson dies in crash
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This Day in Yankees History: Thurman Munson dies in plane crash - Pinstripe Alley
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Thurman Munson's widow finds pain in Kobe Bryant's death – The Denver Post
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A Look Back: New York Yankees captain Thurman Munson perished in tragic plane crash 42 years ago