Tribute: Duke Snider

The Leonard Lopate Show | Mar 3, 2011

Willie, Mickey, or the Duke?  There was a time when people used to debate whether Mays, Mantle, or Snider was the best ballplayer.  Hall of Famer Duke Snider was certainly key in the Brooklyn Dodgers’ glory years – the star among stars there.  And now the Duke has passed at the age of 84.  You can hear an interview Leonard did with him back in 1988.

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