Bobby Murcer, Former New York Yankees Star, Dies at 62

Bobby Murcer, the former New York Yankees great, died on Saturday due to complications from brain cancer. Murcer was 62.

Murcer spent 17 seasons as a major league baseball player, most of those seasons played in a New York Yankees uniform. Over the course of his career Murcer hit .277 with 252 home runs and 1,043 RBIs. He was also a member of the All-Star team on five occasions and won a Gold Glove as an outfielder.

The beloved Murcer debuted for the Yankees in 1965 as a 19-year-old rookie and remained in pinstripes through the 1974 season, taking two seasons off to serve in the U.S. Army in 1967-68. He was traded to the Giants for several seasons and moved on to the Cubs before landing back in a Yankees uniform in 1979 and retired in 1983.

After retiring, Murcer headed to the broadcast booth for the Yankees and quickly became a fan favorite in that post and won three Emmy Awards for live sports coverage.

Murcer had been diagnosed with a brain tumor on Christmas Eve 2006 and after surgery doctors determine the cancerous tumor was malignant.

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