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8/3/1979 - NY NEWSPAPER - NY YANKEE THURMAN MUNSON, DIES IN AIR CRASH - COMPLETE
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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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Thurman Munson's Modern Era Hall of Fame case
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Ron Blomberg, Baseball's First DH, Focused On Getting Thurman Munson To Cooperstown
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Lucas: Thurman Munson still echoes around Yankee Stadium 35 years after his death
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Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: Lakers star's death 'opened a lot of wounds' for Yankees' Thurman Munson's widow
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25 years later, Thurman Munson's last words remain a symbol of his life – New York Daily News
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1979 Topps Thurman Munson #370 Signed Card. Autographs Sports, Lot #41066
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Remembering Yankees Captain Thurman Munson On His Death Anniversary
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Yankees' Thurman Munson Killed Piloting His Own Small Jet in Ohio - The New York Times
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Thurman Munson - Wikipedia
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1979: The life and death of Thurman Munson