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I leaned on him for support when I got out of the cab, and he just crumpled to the ground. That's how we found out.

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
Leaned
Ground
Baseball
Support
Found
Crumpled
Cab

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