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Billy (Martin) wasn't afraid of anything.

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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
Anything
Billy
Martin
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