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Freehan, catcher on 1968 champion Detroit Tigers, dies at 79
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Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers and Michigan great, dies at 79
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Tigers Catching Great Bill Freehan Passes Away
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100 Things Tigers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (100 ThingsFans Should Know): Foster, Terry, Horton, Willie: 9781600787874: : Books
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Tigers Star Catcher Bill Freehan Dies At 79 - Wrote One Of Baseball's Best Books
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Remembering Bill Freehan, the Thinking Man's Catcher (1941–2021)