Farewell Duke

Duke Snider was Brooklyn baseball.  We all know the refrain, "Willie, Mickey, and the Duke."  The first two get most of the headlines.  The last deserves his fair share.  The Silver Fox roamed centerfield for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940's and 1950's, before the Dodgers moved to L.A.  He was an eight time All-Star, two time World Series Champion, averaged 42 homeruns, 124 RBI's and a .320 avearage from 1953 to 1956, and is the Dodgers' all time leader in homeruns and extra base hits.  Being an "all time" anything for a franchise like the Dodgers is like being the "all time" something for the Lakers, Cowboys, or Canadiens.  Not too shabby.  If you don't know a lot about him, google him, look him up.  One of the best ever.