His father, Mutt Mantle, was a lead and zinc miner. Both Mutt and Mickey's grandfather Charles Mantle had played baseball on a mining company teams. Many of the Mantle men died early deaths due to Hodgkin's Disease which some suspect was linked to their exposure to dust inhaled from their mining jobs.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Mario Sepulveda: "Win This One For Mutt Mantle"
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David Ballela
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Jane Leavy's new biography of Mickey Mantle brings to mind the story of Mickey's father Mutt and his tragic early death
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