Moderately Interesting Morning Fact Aug. 2, 2012: Good Man Down Edition

Aug 2

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On this day in 1979, Thurman Munson, the great New Yankees’ catcher, died while practicing landing his Cessna Citation at Akron-Canton Airport. He was 32. He was also a better catcher than the over-hyped Johnny Bench. He should be in the Hall of Fame, but sports writers are jerks.

 

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About Daniel P. Finney

A misanthrope, iconoclast and general grouch since the late 1980s, Daniel P. Finney has been a professional paragraph stacker since 1993. He reports. He writes. He blogs. He tweets. He beats deadlines. He amuses (himself, at least.) He informs. He adapts. He keeps moving forward. He eschews gatherings. The highlights of his week are Sunday chicken wings, new comics Wednesday and naps during televised sporting events. He does not wonder if there is a player to be named later in his life and spends most of his waking hours desperately trying to be left alone.

Posted on August 2, 2012, in History, Humor, Popular Culture, Sports and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.

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