Apr 14
Mark Fidrych, of the 76/77 Detroit Tiger’s died in an accident on his farm in Massachusetts.
I’ve long since given up on baseball, but I was in full grip of its thrall in 1976 when Fidrych wowed the entire nation with his quirky mound behavior and a 19-1 record.
Another character I remember from the mid-70’s baseball is “Mad Al Hrabosky”.
April 14th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Another notable death of a 70′s icon, at a similar age:
Adult Star Marilyn Chambers Found Dead
Famed adult film star Marilyn Chambers was found dead in her home in the Canyon Country area, authorities said Monday, and an autopsy was pending to determine how she died.
The 56-year old broke into the porn industry by appearing in the 1972 film “Behind the Green Door,” the first widely released pornographic film in the…
The 56-year-old Chambers, whose real name was Marilyn Ann Taylor, was found dead around 9 p.m. Sunday in the 16000 block of Vasquez Canyon Road, said Assistant Chief Ed Winter of the coroner’s office.