Bobby Murcer Walking up to the plate, a man of few words who left it all out on the diamond. A man on third with one out, he digs into the rich soil. Pitch goes by for a strike. Next pitch right down the middle, the ball was hit hard in the air over the third baseman. Bobby Murcer comes in clutch once again and leads the Yankee’s to another win. From an outstanding baseball career to battling brain cancer, a positive outlook led to success in Murcer’s life on and off the field. When Bobby was young, he loved baseball and had a passion for the game. Bobby Ray Murcer was born on May 20, 1946 in Oklahoma City (“Bobby Murcer’s Obituary”).Growing up his family was very loving and were at every game. Bobby was blessed with a great mother and father who supported him in
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In his high school career, his team won two state championships back to back. Bobby signed with the New York Yankee’s straight out of Southeast High School on June 2, 1964 (Bryan Hoch). He never went to the Hall-of-fame but that’s not what his fans remember him as. He was a young man that just wanted to make the lives of others better. He wanted to prove that it wasn’t just for the money and the fame (Bob Hersom). Murcer was the only Yankee player to ever play with both Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly (“Bobby Murcer Obituary”). He was a five-time all-star in five straight seasons, from 1966-1971. It was an honorable time where people thought he could be the next Mickey Mantle. He drove in 1,043 runs in 1,908 Major League games. Bobby’s best friend, Thurman Munson, died and he gave the eulogy at the funeral. He did exactly that night what he told his best friend and teammate he would do. Murcer hit all the RBI’s that night and led the Yankees to a 5-1 win (Clifford Blau). He was awarded MVP at the game, he then started crying and said, “This is for a man who has been there through my whole career and the greatest teammate you could ask for” (Clifford
In his high school career, his team won two state championships back to back. Bobby signed with the New York Yankee’s straight out of Southeast High School on June 2, 1964 (Bryan Hoch). He never went to the Hall-of-fame but that’s not what his fans remember him as. He was a young man that just wanted to make the lives of others better. He wanted to prove that it wasn’t just for the money and the fame (Bob Hersom). Murcer was the only Yankee player to ever play with both Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly (“Bobby Murcer Obituary”). He was a five-time all-star in five straight seasons, from 1966-1971. It was an honorable time where people thought he could be the next Mickey Mantle. He drove in 1,043 runs in 1,908 Major League games. Bobby’s best friend, Thurman Munson, died and he gave the eulogy at the funeral. He did exactly that night what he told his best friend and teammate he would do. Murcer hit all the RBI’s that night and led the Yankees to a 5-1 win (Clifford Blau). He was awarded MVP at the game, he then started crying and said, “This is for a man who has been there through my whole career and the greatest teammate you could ask for” (Clifford