Bobby Murcer dies at 62

[Jake]

Bobby Murcer, a personable, popular five-time All-Star who went on to a successful broadcasting career with the New York Yankees, died Saturday after a battle with brain cancer. He was 62.

He was the only Yankee to play with both Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly, and was arguably the franchise's most popular player of the era immediately following Mantle's retirement after the 1968 season.

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Former Yankee great Murcer dies at 62 | MLB.com: News

 

[TexasBuck]

Even though he only played a few years there, I'll alway remember Mercer as a Cub. The first baseball I ever watched was the Cubs on WGN in the late 70's. Murcer was one of my favorites. Sad to see him pass.