The thing that drew people to Mickey was that he was a teammate.

My moms sister, (Aunt), and i shared EVERYHING.... She told me she had taken care of him "ORALY" under the center field bleachers in the mid to late 60's.... I never really cared for herr...always thought she was a loose, uppity money hungry pig! Supposedly he was to have written about it before an Allstar or old timer game or so... I just know what my godmother said....and the rest

That;s not the way the story went. She wanted Stan to stop signing autographs and he said the pay my salary!!

He hit five home runs in a sunday double header!!!

I worked at KMOX, Sr.Lousi with JackBuck. He was unfriendly to the new kidd.

With all respect, it couldn’t have been 1961. Mickey only hit one in that year, against the Twins. Maybe 1955?

In Mantle’s defense, a guy walking up to him telling him he was named after him had to be more creepy than flattering. So you could understand his disgust with the situation, whether if he were drunk of not.

I’m presently 79 years old, and I can remember having several of Mickey’s rookie baseball cards. I was born in Oklahoma, so I had to be a Mantle and Yankee fan. My childhood was made fun by watching him. But, I was a catcher and had to wear #8 ! I met Yogi when I was about 69 years old, and it was like being 10 years old again! I ask Yogi who was the best pitcher he ever caught. He said Whitey, of course, but he said Allie Reynolds was really great, as he caught Allie when he was a rookie! Meeting Yogi was the closest I got to meeting The Mick ! CG.

Bo Jackson said it best " what made Ken Griffey Jr great was that he did it all clean" Bonds, Sosa, McGwire, Clemens on and on were all on the roids. Junior was the REAL superman !

This feels like how the world will remember Shohei in 100 years

I WANT MY MAYPO....😢

Stan the Man. That says it all. RIP Mr. Stan Musial.

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That's the sportswriter and media issue. When I grew up in 1970s I knew he was one of the greatest. Stan the Man. I'm not even a Cardinals fan.

the is a lone northern cardinal in the 1904 world fair flight cage in the st louis zoo, I'll give you only one guess as to what his name is.

god bless your memory , Mick.

One of the best sports documentaries I’ve seen. So beautiful

this is a pretty good documentary but there are way too many blowhard sports reporters.

Dude. Wow. 36 year old rays fan. What a great man. Makes me wish i was a yankee haha jk.

It’s crazy how much drinking ages you. He was only in his 50s in the 80s and he looks like he’s in his 70s.

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Nice .. I am from Brazil and always wanted to know the man's history

I was watching this documentary many years ago glad I found it on here thank god for KZbin

I turn 27 next week. I’ve been a Yankees fan all my life. If I could go back in time to see one player, in one stadium, on one team, it would be to see Mickey Mantle and those great Yankees teams play at the old stadium, maybe against the Brooklyn Dodgers. What a time.

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Barry Bonds is the greatest ball player of my time, nobody else even close, enough said!

Never realized that he was so fast & one of the fastest when he started out! They showed a clip of Micks last home run '68 his last year ! Sad to watch

R.I.P Jackie Robinson 1919-1972😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

The saddest part is that he had 4 boys and none of them played :(

They talk about 470 feet home run and no on😢e and speaks of 1953 old Griffith stadium in DC Homer measured at 565 feet

Loved the mick

My favorite player ..... he was a gifted player with skills no other had - his addiction to alcohol was his weakness .... his fragility as a man is that of many men I FORGAVE HIM.

If is such a huge word, but I honestly feel if Mantle hadn't had so many injuries, he quite possibly could have been the greatest player ever.

The best yankee ever, RIP MICK

Mickey was my hero. I went out to the field and practiced switch hitting but never mastered it. When I was about 10 my Dad took me to a Tigers game. Mickey hit a home run in an early inning. When he took the outfield after that a fan ran out to center field and bowed down before him. Mantle seemed very embarrassed.

Perhaps the greatest and most talented hero of them all.

He should definitely be in the hall of Fame ❤

Wow 😳

Become home run king and this his how they treated you 😮

No one talked about how Bobby Richardson witness to Mickey and he was saved before he died. No matter what he did in life, he stood before God.

Add the year he missed for military service and we're looking at 3900 hits over 500 homers and over 2000 rbis . With a 330 career average . Are there 10 guys in the history of baseball better than musial ? I dont think so

I did not know the mick was gay In the video it mentions that mick switch hit

I knew about Stan "The Man" Musial because he was from Donora, Pennsylvania. My mother was from Webster. The town across the river from Donora. So I followed his career

The guy was my hero but he’s right….he blew it!😔

Never saw him play but he was my dad's favorite player. He was almost like a mythical player to me. Something about his name is legendary.

Barry gay.

Stan 'The Man' Musial is my favorite player of all time!! My parents took me to numerous St. Louis Cardinals games. I've been a rabid baseball fan ever since. Just went to the 2024 MLB All-Star game. There is a book on Stan Musial covering his whole 'Interesting' life. I've adoptede the moniker 'Van the Man' to honor him. Great vidieo. Thanks.

And to think the zinc mines got Mickey too

If #Boomers had a #Jesus, he'd name would be #MickeyMantle.

Good lawd seriously!!? Just when you think this guy is amazing with an electric intimidating entrance, a menacing stare that would put doubt in the most elite fighters, the childhood struggles he overcame and now this. May sound silly but I'm not ashamed as a 55 year old Caucasian male that "Poatan" is my favorite UFC fighter of all time! Thank you sir for your inspiration dedication out of this world fighting skills and positive influence you've had on young and old alike!!