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Things I meant to write just after Mark Fidrych died; or, They don't make 'em like Ralph Houk any more
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When we first heard about 'The Bird': Tigers' Mark Fidrych burst onto scene 40 years ago
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Members of the 1968 World Champions are starting to leave us - Vintage Detroit Collection
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Goodbye, Bird. « Joe McNally Photography
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Mark Fidrych Obituary (2009) - Boston, MA - Boston Globe
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40 years later, Northboro's Mark Fidrych remains one of baseball's great stories
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Not to Be Forgotten - Sports Illustrated Vault
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40 years ago, Mark (The Bird) Fidrych was 'some kind of unbelievable
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