Mickey Mantle was given his first name by his father Mutt because his favorite player was hall of fame catcher Mickey Cochrane. Mantle lived up to the expectations: winning the 1956 Triple Crown, three AL MVP awards (1956-7, 62), hitting 536 home runs, and winning seven World Series titles (1951-3, 56, 58, 61-2) and all of this while playing in constant pain. His personal life didn't mirror his success on the ball field, but Mantle became a spokesperson for liver cancer and for organ donations in the final year of his life...a brilliant end to a brilliant life/career.
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