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Was Mickey Mantle a racist?

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Was Mickey Mantle a racist? 

Post#1 » by Ziggy Stardust » Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:47 pm

I heard he was.
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Re: Was Mickey Mantle a racist? 

Post#2 » by sunshinekids99 » Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:53 am

Quality stuff right there, keep up the awesome posting. :D
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Re: Was Mickey Mantle a racist? 

Post#3 » by ATL Boy » Thu May 2, 2013 8:10 pm

sunshinekids99 wrote:Quality stuff right there, keep up the awesome posting. :D

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Re: Was Mickey Mantle a racist? 

Post#4 » by UN-Owen » Thu May 2, 2013 8:17 pm

Yes, he hated white people
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Re: Was Mickey Mantle a racist? 

Post#5 » by Quake Griffin » Sun May 5, 2013 12:18 am

he didnt hate anything but using legitimate bats as his career progressed.


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wonder where this drunk got the cork from.
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Re: Was Mickey Mantle a racist? 

Post#6 » by bigboy1234 » Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:59 am

Yes, I hate John Starks, though not 100%, obviously.
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Re: Was Mickey Mantle a racist? 

Post#7 » by Bully6789 » Fri Sep 6, 2013 7:24 pm

Why is this even a subject? You heard? From who did you hear this from? Was it Elston Howard? Was it any black player he played against or just some report thrown out in the wind to get attention?


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Re: Was Mickey Mantle a racist? 

Post#8 » by jonny three time » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:38 pm

His hate for Eskimo's was notorious. I heard he burned an Igloo right to the ground.
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