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Article: MICKEY MANTLE, 1931-1995
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- August 14, 1995
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BILL PENNINGTON
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
08-14-1995
MICKEY MANTLE, 1931-1995 -- A HERO TO THE END HIS WAS A LIFE OF EXTREMES AND
INSPIRATION
By BILL PENNINGTON
Date: 08-14-1995, Monday
Section: NEWS
Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early
Biographical: MICKEY MANTLE
He was never larger than life. Mickey Mantle wasn't even larger
than most athletes of his time. Yet, there will be no point ever trying
to tell that to anyone born or living in the latter half of the 20th
century.
Mickey Mantle's was a life as myth -- a figure more suited to
literature. In another era, his story would have been of the king whose
feats, skills, and courage became ...