Mickey Mantle is a True American Hero

Mantle was way before my time but historians today talk about the man like he was a god among men. A Yankee great through and through, bleeds pinstripes......and likes to get hummers while on the IR.
Someone, somewhere pulled out this gem from 1972, it's a back and forth letter between then Yankees VP and Mantle. The VP had sent Mickey a letter asking him to contribute to the upcoming 50th Anniversary for Yankee Stadium. The VP, Bob Fishel, asked Mantle if he could recall an experience at the stadium that made him fall in love with the place. I'm guessing this is when Mantle was deep in the bottle. That or Mantle was a straight shooting son of a bitch.
Follow the link to read the letters