When he got cancer, a whole generation felt the fear of death," said author Roger Kahn about Mickey Mantle on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury. Mickey Mantle's majestic power made him the favorite of ...

Back in 1999, I chatted with Barbara DeLise about her father. Mutt Mantle. Yep, DeLise was the lone sister of Mickey Mantle. DeLise reminisced about her dad, who died in 1952 when she was 14.

His 2,415 hits have been bettered by dozens of players. Mickey Mantle, one of his friends said, "swung from the soul." He replaced Joe DiMaggio in centerfield, but not in the hearts of the fans ...