Mickey Mantle - ESPN Sunday Sportsday Coverage of His Death

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5 жыл бұрын

This ESPN's coverage from Sunday morning, August 13th, 1995. This is the initial reaction to Mantle's death, just after it was announced, before that evening's SportsCenter. It includes interviews with Mickey and Roy Firestone.

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@donnie450 2 жыл бұрын

Back when ESPN could actually report the sports news with dignity

@wrongwaypete 2 жыл бұрын

"Mantle had the greatest natural ability of any player that had ever played." --- Ted Williams

@Supercali506 3 жыл бұрын

I was recovering from liver transplant surgery at Baylor in Dallas. Mickey’s hospital room was next to mine. I never saw him, but my husband had a few conversations with his wife.

@EdwinYuen 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty amazing story. Thanks for telling it!

@rubyparchment5523 2 жыл бұрын

I love that he never divorced his wife, even after a long separation. He didn't want to humiliate her. That says something about his character. His longtime galpal tried to crash his funeral, but was not admitted.

@benjaminlyng8269 Ай бұрын

I remember pulling into the parking lot at St. Pius X Church in Towson and the man on the radio said "baseball has lost a diamond."

@garymickdonofrio7327 2 ай бұрын

My icon...the best ever❤

@charleswindham2889 2 жыл бұрын

When Mickey Mantle died that terrible day AMERICA lost a Baseball Hero like they hadn’t lost before. What a legend he was. His dad saw Mickey when he was young that Mickey could be a baseball hero, or just a Great Baseball player in his life. His dad was tired when he came home from work, but he wanted his so to practice ball,& to teach him to hit balls right or left handed. Mickey loved playing baseball,& Mickey loved his fans as he signed baseballs,& other memorabilia to let his fans have a part of history of him. Mickey didn’t know when he drank alcohol that it was slowly killing him. He just did it as something to do with his teammates to have something to do. That’s what Alcohol slowly does as it destroys the body of people famous or not. If, Mickey could do it over he sure would in a heartbeat. Mickey would have took care of his body better, but Mickey thought he would never live that old. Sadly injures,& alcohol would destroy his playing body by the time Mickey was 37 years old. We remember Mickey as a great baseball hero not as someone who let alcohol destroy his body. What a Legend Mickey was. What a hero he is. May Mickey Mantle Rest In Piece Forever More. God Bless Him,& His Family!!

@lovetruth8549 9 ай бұрын

Reside in Paradise Mickey Mantle. Gone but not forgotten. Dead but alive in Christ.

@Great-one-lo2fi 3 жыл бұрын

My all time favorite player..Mick is the best

@73Trident 2 жыл бұрын

Mine too.

@DanielLDees 4 жыл бұрын

Mickey the magnificent, forever.

@chattjedi 2 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1976 but Mickey Mantle is my6 favorite older player.

@yankees19650 3 жыл бұрын

Mick was the greatest ballplayer of all time!

@wrongwaypete 2 жыл бұрын

"Mantle had the greatest natural ability of any player that had ever played." --- Ted Williams

@genehollon1472 Жыл бұрын

We were friends. I rate him in the TOP FIVE.

@luishumbertovega3900 2 жыл бұрын

That dream about God not allowing Mickey in Heaven but having him autograph the dozens of baseballs gets me every time, he was so funny and a tremendous storyteller, despite his tragedies he kept that 1-derful sense of humor, a real hero.

@JGLeber Жыл бұрын

Whitey Martin and Hank didn't help this young kid with their partied and drinking. Man, had Mickey taken care of himself he may have had many more records. Saw him play at old Griffith STadium and RFK Stadium.

@joshuawaltz9484 5 жыл бұрын

Hard not to love the guy

@christinechoptij4233 3 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable guy , I saw him play in the 50s. I was a teenager immigrant from Europe not knowing how famous he would become.

@waynej2608 2 жыл бұрын

I'll always love Mick. Saw him once, in 1967, he was pinch hitting, lefty, and got a ground rule double to right field, against the White Sox. They then, put in a pinch runner for him. I was just a mere kid, with my Dad, but will never forget it. Number #7!!

@alfonsobecerra7960 Жыл бұрын

This was a sad day for America.

@mikecustenborder3991 2 жыл бұрын

Mickey was magnificent.

@beardymcj2026 2 жыл бұрын

God, I miss this ESPN. Just good, articulate, professional analysis and reporting. Now it's just clowns like Dan orlovsky and Stephen A just yelling and making ridiculous claims to get clicks

@EdwinYuen 2 жыл бұрын

Once they shifted from analysis and reporting to yelling and pontificating, I stopped watching ESPN. :(

@FamousAtticusJS 2 жыл бұрын

Truth. It was a time at ESPN when you had true sports reporting mixed with entertaining personalities on SportsCenter. It was the total package.

@evankanigher2767 3 жыл бұрын

One of my biggest idols

@genehollon1472 Жыл бұрын

TALK ABOUT MISSED OPPORTUNITIES !!!! MICKEY MANTLE and I sat in a hotel room in Boston in the early 80s for more than 2 hours awaiting a seminar . Wind, rain, storming weather , nothing to do but talk .Mickey had a large part on the upcoming program. I had a small part.If I had asked Mickey for the shirt he was wearing, he would have removed it, given it to me, and taken another shirt from the closet, put it on and continued with our waiting. We had some mutual friends in Birmingham and renewed many previous pleasant times. I had met 2 presidents and a few other notable persons. I never have asked any person for an autograph. ---- I WISH I HAD !!!!!!

@noahcerimele4436 3 жыл бұрын

Hell of a ball player

@luisdaniel7027 25 күн бұрын

I born on July 7# … Rip Mick #7

@Lava1964 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! A very young Jack Edwards!

@felixortiz3121 3 жыл бұрын

Mickey Mantle was my baseball idol when I was a kid...so I will always be a YANKEE...!!!!!!!Beethoven Ortiz from Dominican Republic.

@FruityGangster 2 жыл бұрын

RIP Mick 😔

@darioschiavetta8901 2 жыл бұрын

he was and will always be my hero, his weakness gavw mw strength

@charlesoliva8174 Жыл бұрын

My favorite player - warts and all.

@jimnfl7134 29 күн бұрын

RIP Dick Schapp (2002).

@billysikes1374 Жыл бұрын

The pain he was in rounding the bases on his 500th bomb

@ronaldzent4845 2 жыл бұрын

I agree on the comment that ESPN has become sort of a clown show, and not insightful and informative as it used to be, remember when ESPN would show 3 games on the 4th of July back in the '90's or so. A nice treat for Baseball fans

@EdwinYuen 2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. I used to leave it on to learn about sports and now it's just random clips and a lot of yelling. :(

@landoncrumthegoat4927 3 жыл бұрын

He is my 3 cousin

@christinechoptij4233 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you..nobody like him today.

@fernfreeman1729 2 жыл бұрын

A young 18 year old from Commerce Oklahoma hitting the big league with the New York Yankees alongside Joe Dimaggio. Imagine that!

@CooManTunes 2 жыл бұрын

*third

@barryshantz5573 2 жыл бұрын

fastest player from home plate to ist I think it was 3.7 seconds

@Kk-fc5jw 2 жыл бұрын

Young & beautiful! Indeed he was…the greatest baseball player of all time………….the Babe#2…..Mays#3

@kingvon359 Жыл бұрын

I love Mickey mantel

@concars1234 3 жыл бұрын

that life summary makes you think

@barryshantz5573 2 жыл бұрын

Hank aaron played 2500 more plate appearances then Babe Ruth & a small ball park Mantle & Ruth the true home run hitters

@tubenachos Жыл бұрын

I wonder if Trout will surpass him?

@jabberjaw2567 9 ай бұрын

I found Your favorite announcer

@amigogrande7644 2 жыл бұрын

The great Mickey Mantle just died. First question- Do you think he'll be remembered for his baseball career or for his normal human issues(alcoholism,). Gimme a break,what kinda crap question is that????Talk about that later