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Detroit Tigers World Series championship catcher Bill Freehan dies
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Freehan's legacy should be honored with a new 1968 statue at
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Former Major League-catcher and Tigers-legend Bill Freehan passed
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Why Bill Freehan's Alzheimer's battle spurred grandson's retirement
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Bill Freehan, catcher for 1968 World Series-champion Tigers, dies
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Michigan baseball: Why Bill Freehan's No. 11 means so much in the
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Tigers pay tribute to Bill Freehan, dead at age 79
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Ex-Detroit Tiger Bill Freehan in hospice care with dementia
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The Historic Baseball Season that Unified a Scarred City
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Detroit Tigers great Bill Freehan, catcher on 1968 World Series
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Tigers Star Catcher Bill Freehan Dies At 79 - Wrote One Of
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Bill Freehan obituary