Destined for Hall? Probably not

In 1979, Thurman Munson crashed his jet short of a runway in Canton, Ohio. His two passengers escaped with minor injuries. Munson, however, did not survive. He had just turned 32 a few weeks earlier.

Ever since then, Yankees fans have wondered what might have been. Would Thurman Munson be in the Hall of Fame today?

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