"When he couldn't play ball anymore, a whole generation felt older. When he got cancer, a whole generation felt the fear of death," said author Roger Kahn about Mickey Mantle on ESPN Classic's ...

“So it’s a legit Mickey ... card player. According to Richard’s father, Elliot, they were playing for money around 1980 and someone owed Elliot’s father $100. He was offered the Mantle ...

Art Schallock was called to play for the Yankees in 1951, replacing Mickey Mantle. AP When the Yankees optioned the then-19-year-old Mickey Mantle to Triple-A in 1951, Schallock got his shot in ...