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Detroit Tigers great Bill Freehan and member of 1968 World Series team dies at age 79
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Bill Freehan, longtime Detroit Tigers catcher and 11-time All-Star, dies at 79
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Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers and Michigan great, dies at 79
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Freehan, catcher on 1968 champion Detroit Tigers, dies at 79
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Current blocking the plate rule might have sunk the Tigers in '68 World Series - Vintage Detroit Collection
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Bill Freehan, catcher for 1968 World Series-champion Tigers, dies at 79
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Former Detroit Tigers catcher Bill Freehan one of many ex-athletes feeling the long-term effects of concussions
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