On August 2, 1979, Munson died in a crash while practicing landings in his aircraft at Akron–Canton Airport.[1][2][3] The Yankees honored him by immediately retiring his uniform 15,[4] and dedicating a …

Jul 30, 2019 · Munson was the only fatality in the crash. Co-pilot David Hall, Munson’s flight instructor when he started with props, and Jerry Anderson, Munson’s friend, recovered from their injuries.

Mar 23, 2023 · Every New York Yankees fan knows the story of the feud between Reggie Jackson and then-captain Thurman Munson.

Aug 3, 1979 · It was an offday for the Yankees, and Munson was near his home in Canton, Ohio, at the Akron-Canton Airport with two friends, practicing with the Cessna. Munson, who had been flying prop …

Aug 1, 2016 · If Tom Hanks had known Thurman Munson, even he would have cried. When Thurman died we had a team meeting the next day. I was sitting on the floor in the clubhouse and witnessed …

Dec 22, 2009 · That was the day Yankee captain and catcher Thurman Munson perished in a fiery plane crash in Canton, Ohio, while practicing take-offs and landings in his new Cessna Citation jet.

Jan 27, 1982 · Jackson, who turns 36 in May and is only the fourth player in history to hit more than 400 homers and steal more than 200 bases, said he didn't see his new job as being that of a team savior.

Aug 2, 2019 · A sad anniversary today: on August 2, 1979, Yankees captain, 1970 Rookie of the Year, 1976 AL MVP and two-time World Series champion Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash.

Thurman was killed in the accident while two others were injured. He was only 32 years. The Yankees honored Thurman by retiring his uniform number (15) and placing a memorial plaque on the center …

Mar 25, 1993 · On Aug. 2, 1979, Jackson, then playing for the Yankees, had to deal with the death of teammate Thurman Munson who was killed in a plane crash.