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Featured Book: Munson The Life And Death of a Yankee Captain – Marty Appel
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Documents Shed Light on the Life and Death of Thurman Munson - The New York Times
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Official Thurman Munson Hometown Facebook Group (Canton, OH)
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Documents Shed Light on the Life and Death of Thurman Munson - The New York Times
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Yankees pitcher dies as plane hits NYC building
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Documents Shed Light on the Life and Death of Thurman Munson - The New York Times
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Thurman Munson killed NY Yankees
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Valley News - 40 years later, the death of Yankees captain Thurman Munson in plane crash remains shocking
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New York Yankees - Wikipedia
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Remembering Yankees Captain Thurman Munson On His Death Anniversary
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Thurman Munson's tragic death impacted Orange Bowl executive