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I finally saw it last night. It was very good and in many ways...his story almost reminds me a little of Mickey Mantle. Small town boy becomes a big time idol in the pros in NYC. Early injuries and the playboy lifestyle ended his career way earlier than it should have. Became a legend in their adoptive homes of NYC and a bigger legend back in their home town respectively.
 
salsadancer7 said:
I finally saw it last night. It was very good and in many ways...his story almost reminds me a little of Mickey Mantle. Small town boy becomes a big time idol in the pros in NYC. Early injuries and the playboy lifestyle ended his career way earlier than it should have. Became a legend in their adoptive homes of NYC and a bigger legend back in their home town respectively.
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Not to hijack the thread, but in Oklahoma City, everything around the triple-A ballpark is named after Mickey Mantle. The street, restaurants, statues, etc.
 
mdonnelly said:
Not to hijack the thread, but in Oklahoma City, everything around the triple-A ballpark is named after Mickey Mantle. The street, restaurants, statues, etc.
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Not hijacking at all. I would not be surprised if alot of things are named after Joe Namath in Beaver Falls, PA. He almost signed with the Pirates as a baseball player and he wanted to play with MY idol, Roberto Clemente.

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It was good. I didn't follow football much as a child but I remember the first time I saw him was on the Brady Bunch. He also filled in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show as guest host . And he made a movie in 1969 called CC and Company . It's sad that he had to get drunk on Television and become a butt of jokes.
 
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It was good. I didn't follow football much as a child but I remember the first time I saw him was on the Brady Bunch. He also filled in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show as guest host . And he made a movie in 1969 called CC and Company . It's sad that he had to get drunk on Television and become a butt of jokes.
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He was going through a tough time in his life and unfortunately, that is what happened. Personally, I think of that as a VERY small part of his life.
 
salsadancer7 said:
He was going through a tough time in his life and unfortunately, that is what happened. Personally, I think of that as a VERY small part of his life.
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Yes but getting busted in Public like that might have saved his life. He was using cox-2 inhibitors for arthritis at that time and using that with alcohol was really dangerous.
Check out this story from USA TodayUSATODAY.com - 'Broadway Joe' puts life back on track
 
cosmo_kramer said:
What, those '30 for 30' specials were no good??
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Most of them were...but those were just for celebrating their 30 years. Their investigtive reports like OTL and things of that nature have so-so at best.
 
Great documentary. As a Jet fan I learned some things I did not know.
What a charismatic guy he was.
Sorry to see he had a drinking problem.

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