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FEB

2012

Legendary Announcer Shares WWII Story

Tags : Baseball Hall of Fame, Lon Simmons, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants, U.S. Coast Guard, World War II

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*IN MEMORIAM* Lon Simmons passed away April 5, 2015 at the age of 91. Click here for a tribute episode that aired after his passing. Use controls above or click here to open part I of Lon’s story in a new window –then– Use controls above or click here to open...

SEP

2010

Baseball Hall of Famer’s WWII Story

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Tags : Baseball Hall of Fame, Monte Irvin, New York Giants, U.S. Army, World War II

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Use controls above or click here to open this Hometown Heroes podcast in a new window Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin discusses his time in the Army during World War II, as well as his athletic career which was really good despite his ankle injury, he said he recover really...