Our Mickey: Cherished Memories of an American Icon

by Bill Liederman

Overview

An unusual and affecting tribute to a generation's most revered baseball player, Our Mickey bursts with powerful emotion from the stories of some of those who knew Mickey Mantle the best—Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Stan Musial, Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays, Billy Crystal and many more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617493362
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	04/01/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	736 KB

About the Author

Bill Liederman was the founder of the New York Restaurant School who later opened a restaurant with Mickey Mantle in 1988. Maury Allen is a nationally known sportswriter and author with more than 30 books on baseball to his credit, including best sellers on Joe DiMaggio and Casey Stengel. He is a former writer for Sports Illustrated magazine and was a baseball expert and columnist for the New York Post and the Gannett newspapers for more than 40 years. Yogi Berra is a National Baseball Hall of Famer and a former catcher, outfielder, and manager of Major League Baseball. He was named an all-star player 15 times, won the American League MVP three times, played in 14 World Series games, and holds numerous World Series records including hitting the first pinch hit home run in World Series history. As a manager his teams won pennants in both the American and National Leagues during his career with the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	ix
	Introduction: Mickey Remembered	xi
Section I	Mantle as Teammate and Yankee	1
	Whitey Ford
	Jim Bouton
	Mel Stottlemyre
	Bobby Cox
	Moose Skowron
	Bobby Richardson
	Phil Linz
	Clete Boyer
	Tom Tresh
	Phil Rizzuto
	Bobby Murcer
	Willie Randolph
	Joe Pepitone
	Yogi Berra
	Hank Bauer
	Mike Hegan
	Billy Martin
	Tommy Henrich
	George Selkirk
	Art Ditmar
	Ralph Houk
	Roger Maris
	Jerry Coleman
	Bobby Brown
	David Halberstam
	Johnny Blanchard
	Bob Turley
Section II	Mantle as Personality	42
	Bill Liederman
	Charley Daniels
	Dick Fox
	Spencer Ross
	Lawrence Meli
	Barry Halper
	David Halberstam
	Bert Randolph Sugar
	Roy White
	Bobby Valentine
	Arthur Richman
	Jerome Holtzman
	Dick Lynch
	Buck Showalter
	Eddie Layton
	Joe Pepitone
	Mary Lavagetto
	George Weiss
	Marty Appel
	Mel Allen
	Ralph Houk
	Julius Isaacson
Section III	Mantle as Legend	90
	Billy Crystal
	Bill Kane
	Burt Reynolds
	Donald Trump
	George Plimpton
	Henry Kissinger
	Pat Cooper
	Tommy Lasorda
	Willie Mays
	Regis Philbin
	Tom Seaver
	Marvin Miller
	George Steinbrenner
	Matt Galante
	Mo Vaughn
	Joe Torre
	Lee Mazzilli
	Joe Franklin
	Robert Merrill
	Len Berman
	Teresa Wright
	Bowie Kuhn
	Don Sutton
	Bud Selig
	Ed Lucas
	Sid Zion
	Leonard Koppett
	Hillary Rodham Clinton
	Johnny Bench
	Charles E. Schumer
	Gary Carter
	Pee Wee Reese
	John McEnroe
	Harold Rosenthal
	Red Patterson
	Claire Ruth
	Steve Pilchen
	John Drebinger
	Stephen Tambone
	Rod Carew
	Goose Gossage
	Juan Marichal
	Reggie Jackson
	Pat Summerall
	Domenic Sandifer
	Tom Greenwade
	Bill "the Baker" Stimers
	Dan Rather
	Janet Allen
Section IV	Mantle as Ballplayer	140
	Jim Kaat
	Duke Snider
	Denny McLain
	Ernie Banks
	Dick Radatz
	Don Zimmer
	Joan Hodges
	Ralph Branca
	Johnny Podres
	Ralph Kiner
	Stan Musial
	Al Lopez
	Monte Irvin
	Sandy Koufax
	Bobby Thomson
	Bob Feller
	Tim McCarver
	Jim Palmer
	Harmon Killebrew
	Marty Marion
	Ted Williams
	Joe Torre
	Index	161

Editorial Reviews

Are your shelves starting to sag with books about Mickey Mantle? No matter, this book will circulate well as Mantle will always hold a special place in baseball lore. Some of the greats weigh in on the Mick in this oral history remembrance, including Stan Musial, Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays, and teammates Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford. The book also benefits from Mantle devotees Billy Crystal and David Halberstam. Compulsively readable. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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