I have been a Dodger fan since they were in Brooklyn.
Duke Snider is perhaps my favorite Dodger of all time.
Rest in peace, old friend!
Oldcatman
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****Hall of Fame center fielder Duke Snider dies at 84.
Duke Snider played center in Ebbets Field and stickball on the streets of Brooklyn. He was immortalized in a song recalling a golden era in baseball and was once part of one of the sport's great debates.
Snider, the Hall of Famer for the charmed "Boys of Summer" who helped the Dodgers bring their elusive and only World Series crown to Brooklyn, died Sunday. He was 84.
"Duke was a fine man, a terrific hitter and a great friend, even though he was a Dodger," Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays said, remembering his crosstown rival.
"The Duke of Flatbush" died at the Valle Vista Convalescent Hospital in Escondido, Calif., according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, which announced the death on behalf of the family. Snider had been ill for months. His family said he died of natural causes.
****READ THE FULL STORY ON 'THE DUKE' (HERE).
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