Keywords
Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Baseball, Hall of Fame, Kirby Puckett
Subjects
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; Puckett, Kirby
Introduction
What to say when a friend dies? It is always a difficult moment for the living. For anyone who was a fan of the Minnesota Twins and of baseball that moment is here again because Kirby Puckett, a great friend to all Twins fans, died yesterday, just a day after suffering a stroke. He was 45. To fans like me he was the archetypal baseball player, and although I never met him, he was the friendly round man in centerfield who did so much for the struggling baseball franchise in Minnesota. He was a friend to anyone who ever saw him play.
Publication Date
3-7-2006
Document Type
Commentary
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Source Title
Sport and Society for Arete
Language
English
Collection
Publication Version
Author's version
Copyright Status
Author retained
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Creator (Linked Data)
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- (VIAF)
Recommended Citation
Crepeau, Richard C., "The death of Kirby Puckett" (2006). On Sport and Society. 733.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/onsportandsociety/733
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