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by Thurman Munson (Author), Marty Appel (With)
Originally published in 1978 as Thurman Munson: An Autobiography just a year before Thurman Munson's death, Marty Appel's collaboration with the famous New York Yankees catcher and captain breathes new life in Thurm: Memoirs of a Forever Yankee. With a new Introduction by Appel and Foreword by Diana Munson, this revised edition celebrates the life of the Yankee captain in his own words, chronicling his path to the majors, his career success, the breakdown of his body as he gave his all to the sport, his absolute dedication to his wife and children above all else, and his tragic death at age thirty-two in a plane he was piloting.
Author Biography
Thurman Munson was a New York Yankees catcher for eleven seasons and the first team captain (1976-1979) since Lou Gehrig over thirty-five years before. Munson was a 2x World Series Champion, 7x All-Star, AL Rookie of the Year, AL MVP, and a 3x Gold Glove winner. Upon his untimely death in 1979, the New York Yankees immediately retired his #15 and honored him with a plaque in their legendary Monument Park. He is survived by his wife Diana and his three children, Tracy, Kelly, and Michael.
Marty Appel is generally considered the leading historian of New York Yankees lore. He is the former Public Relations Director for the New York Yankees, a sports broadcaster, Baseball Hall of Fame magazine historian, and is the award-winning author of over twenty-five books including Pinstripe Empire, Casey Stengel, and Now Pitching for the Yankees. He resides in New York, New York. For more author updates, visit appelpr.com
