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1979-08-01 Yankees at White Sox - Thurmon Munson's Last Game
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Yankees' Thurman Munson Killed Piloting His Own Small Jet in Ohio - The New York Times
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Documents Shed Light on the Life and Death of Thurman Munson - The New York Times
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FAREWELL TO THURMAN MUNSON (ENTIRE GAME) (August 6th 1979 Vs. Orioles)
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THURMAN MUNSON DEATH 1979 August 3, 1979 NEW YORK POST $35.95 - PicClick
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Yankees honor Thurman Munson, 08/03/1979
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Thurman Munson, New York Yankees catcher, remembered 40 years later
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Forty years later, the death of Yankees captain Thurman Munson in plane crash still is shocking - Newsday
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Thurman Munson's Tragic Death Robbed the New York Yankees of Their Heart and Soul
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THURMAN MUNSON DEATH 1979 August 3, 1979 NEW YORK POST $35.95 - PicClick
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1979-Death Of Thurman Munson News Coverage (NBC, WPIX, WABC, WCBS)
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Pain of Thurman Munson's death is still felt 40 years later
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1979-Death Of Thurman Munson News Coverage (NBC, WPIX, WABC, WCBS)