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Remembering Yankees Captain Thurman Munson On His Death Anniversary
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Forty years ago, Bobby Murcer stood tall for the Yankees and their fallen captain, Thurman Munson
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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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BLOMBERG: Remembering Thurman Munson 40 years after former Yankee captain passes – New York Daily News
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Thurman Munson died 40 years ago today - NBC Sports
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ABC7NY - We are remembering New York Yankees great Thurman
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August 3, 1979: Somebody's missing: heartbroken Yankees play first game after Thurman Munson's death – Society for American Baseball Research
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A Look Back: New York Yankees captain Thurman Munson perished in tragic plane crash 42 years ago
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