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I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving me another chance!

Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Mantle
Age: 63 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 20
Died: 1995
Died: August 13
Baseball Player
Dallas
Texas
Mickey Charles Mantle
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