Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Mantle

When asked to list some of baseball’s greatest players, many people would list Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Ty Cobb, but no list would be complete without Mickey Mantle. The Oklahoma native was born to a father who was already a huge baseball fan and actually named his son after Mickey Cochrane, a Hall of Fame catcher in the sport.

Mickey Mantle was an athlete through high school and college, and because of his college football career he developed osteomyelitis, a potentially fatal condition that had only recently been researched enough to find that penicillin could stop its progress. The disease was a crippling disease that could have cost him his leg, if not for proper, quick treatment. Because of this condition he couldn’t serve in the military and some baseball fans looked down on him for not serving in the Korean War instead of playing baseball professionally, as he did.

He was spotted by a Yankees scout when he was just in high school. The scout came back on the day Mantle graduated high school and signed him to the minor league team. He played for the Yankees in 1951 in his first World Series game, then replaced Jo DiMaggio in 1952 after his retirement. Mickey Mantle held the record for the most runs scored and the most runs batted in during the World Series, as well as the most World Series home runs.

Mickey Mantle also was known for hitting the longest home runs, with some estimated at having traveled between 550 and 650 feet. Though Ruth, DiMaggio and two other ball players had been paid more during their careers, in 1961 Mantle became the highest paid active player, with a contract for $75,000.

Mickey Mantle often battled injury during his career, with knee problems and frequent pain. He hit his last home run in 1968 and retired in 1969. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974, and the Yankees retired #7 in his honor. Mantle admitted alcoholism late in life and underwent treatment at the Betty Ford Clinic in 1994. In 1995 after the bombing of the Oklahoma City Federal building he worked to raise money for the victims and their families. Soon after, he received a liver transplant to replace the one ravaged by alcoholism and hepatitis. This caused controversy because of how quickly and easily he received an organ when others had been on a waiting list for months and years.

He also created the Mickey Mantle foundation to raise awareness about the need for organ donation and to help families struggling while waiting for an organ for a loved one. Despite the transplant, he died about two months later because the liver cancer had spread before the transplant.
Mickey Mantle memorabilia can be found in shops dedicated to sports memorabilia or in online auctions, where a huge variety is available. There is usually a lot of competition for these items, so be sure to research what’s most valuable at the time before placing your maximum bid.

Originally posted 2008-12-13 05:00:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Authentic Mickey Mantle Contract from 1951 REAL

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1951 Bowman MICKEY MANTLE 253 RC ROOKIE Yankees NICE

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MICKEY MANTLE SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

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1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie Pre 1952 Topps PSA 4

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PSA 7 1952 Bowman MICKEY MANTLE

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1951 Mickey Mantle Yankees Autographed Jersey JSA LOA

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1951 Bowman 253 Mickey Mantle Rookie RC VG EX BV$8000

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1953 Topps MICKEY MANTLE 82 New York Yankees EXCELLENT

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Mickey Mantle Roger Maris SIGNED Program Auto Yankees

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Autographed Mickey Mantle Figurine with COA

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Mickey Mantle Autographed NY Yankee Jersey COA

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Autographed Mickey Mantle 1994 World Series Baseball

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PSA 8 1960 Topps MICKEY MANTLE

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Mickey Mantle Willie Mays Topps Lithograph

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Mickey Mantle Best Wishes PSA DNA Signed Baseball NICE

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1962 POST CANADIAN 5 MICKEY MANTLE H C PSA 9 1 only1

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Autographed Mickey Mantle Vintage 8x10 Drawing Framed

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1965 65 MICKEY MANTLE TOPPS 350 PSA 9

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Mickey Mantle

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JOE DIMAGGIO MICKEY MANTLE Autographed COA

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Mickey Mantle Signed Authentic Baseball Bobby Brown Psa

Mickey Mantle Signed Authentic Baseball Bobby Brown Psa

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1954 Bowman 65 Mickey Mantle GAI NM MT 85

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1953 Topps 82 Mickey Mantle Pro 65

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1956 Topps MICKEY MANTLE 135 PSA 6oc RARE WHITE BACK

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MICKEY MANTLE SIGNED WHITE BASEBALL AUTHENTIC JSA

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Mickey Mantle Autographed Bat Louisville Slugger COA

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MICKEY MANTLE AUTOGRAPH NO 7 BASEBALL WITH PORTRAIT

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Mickey Mantle 1961 Topps All Star 578 PSA 8 Yankees

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Signed Autographed MICKEY MANTLE baseball Team signed

Signed Autographed MICKEY MANTLE baseball Team signed

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MICKEY MANTLE LITHOGRAPH AUTOGRAPH BY THE MICK

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1954 Bowman 65 Mickey Mantle BGS BVG BCCG 7

1954 Bowman 65 Mickey Mantle BGS BVG BCCG 7

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1953 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE HOF YANKEES 82 PSA 55 EX

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1959 Topps 10 Mickey Mantle Yankees

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PSA 1953 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE VG EX 4 82

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1956 Mickey Mantle Topps 135 PSA Ex 5 Gray Back

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1966 Mickey Mantle 50 PDA 9OC HOF 80 20 TB

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1965 TOPPS 350 MICKEY MANTLE PSA 7 NM SPECTACULAR

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1969 Topps Mickey Mantle card 500

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Authentic Mickey Mantle Autographed Baseball Card 1991

Authentic Mickey Mantle Autographed Baseball Card 1991

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MICKEY MANTLE 7 AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALL

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8 x 10 autographed Mickey Mantle photo letter of auth

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1953 BOWMAN MICKEY MANTLE 177 PSA 4 CENTERED CLEAN

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Autographed Official AL BB signed by Mickey Mantle

Autographed Official AL BB signed by Mickey Mantle

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Mickey Mantle JSA Autographed Baseball

Mickey Mantle JSA Autographed Baseball

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Authentic autographed Mickey Mantle photograph

Authentic autographed Mickey Mantle photograph

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Autographed Mickey Mantle baseball EXCELLENT CONDITION

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Mickey Mantle Hand Signed OAL Baseball

Mickey Mantle Hand Signed OAL Baseball

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1958 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE 150 PRO 75 NM

1958 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE 150 PRO 75 NM

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MICKEY MANTLE 1956 Topps Variation 135 New York Yankees

MICKEY MANTLE 1956 Topps Variation 135 New York Yankees

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MICKEY MANTLE 1958 TOPPS 150 CREASE FREE

MICKEY MANTLE 1958 TOPPS 150 CREASE FREE

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Mickey Mantle Autograph Yankee Stadium Blueprint Print

Mickey Mantle Autograph Yankee Stadium Blueprint Print

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1953 BOWMAN COLOR 59 MICKEY MANTLE

1953 BOWMAN COLOR 59 MICKEY MANTLE

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Authenticated Mickey Mantle Autographed Baseball

Authenticated Mickey Mantle Autographed Baseball

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Signed 16x20 Photo Willie Mays Mickey Mantle PSA DNA

Signed 16x20 Photo Willie Mays Mickey Mantle PSA DNA

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TED WILLIAMS MICKEY MANTLE AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALL W COA

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RARE Mickey Mantle Card 1954

RARE Mickey Mantle Card 1954

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MICKEY MANTLE AUTOGRAPHED 1953 Topps Photo JSA AUTH

MICKEY MANTLE AUTOGRAPHED 1953 Topps Photo JSA AUTH

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1968 Topps 280 MICKEY MANTLE BGS 8 nm mt NOT BVG

1968 Topps 280 MICKEY MANTLE BGS 8 nm mt NOT BVG

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Two Mickey Mantle Framed Photographs 265wx21h

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