Ancestry of
Thurman Munson

MLB Catcher - NY Yankees

Thurman Lee Munson

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • Darrell Vernon Munson 
  • Mother:
  • Ruth Myrna Smylie   
  • Birth Date:
  • 7 Jun 1947 
  • Birth Location:
  • Akron, Summit, Ohio 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 2 Aug 1979 
  • Death Location:
  • Green, Summit, Ohio 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Sunset Hills Burial Park, Canton, Stark, Ohio 
  • Notes: 

  • Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Yankees

    Thurman Munson played 11 seasons for the New York Yankees before being killed in an airplane crash. He was the team captain at the time of his death. He was a 3 time Gold Glove winner, 1970 American League Rookie of the Year and 1976 American League MVP. He was a 7 time All-Star and a member of two World Series champions. His number 15 was retired after his death.

• Marriages for Thurman Lee Munson

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  • Spouse:
  • Diana Dominick
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 1968

• Sources for Thurman Lee Munson

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 09/29/2020).
  • ² New York Daily News, nydailynews.com, 01 AUG 2009, "25 years later, Thurman Munson's last words remain a symbol of his life", (accessed 09/29/2020).
  • ³ Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Death record for Thurman L Munson.
  • ⁴ The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio), 07 AUG 1979, p. 1, Obituary for Thurman Munson Obituary.
  • ⁵ Wikipedia, "Thurman Munson", (accessed 09/29/2020).

Thurman Munson photo by Greenreaper13 (CC BY-SA 3.0)