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When Munson debuted on the ballot, it seemed like he would have been closer in votes to Clemente than Kile, Beck or Lidle. After all, with respect to Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk or Ted Simmons, the former New York Yankees captain might have been the best catcher of the 1970s after Johnny Bench.
Thurman Munson made a series of fatal mistakes in the last moments of his life; so says the accident report from the National Transportation Safety Board. He was also a hero in the last moments of his life, says Jerry Anderson, who survived the crash and believes he owes his life to Munson's poise and tenacity.