"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - President Ronald Reagan
Willie McCovey was born in Mobile, Alabama, on this day in 1938. He died in 2018. McCovey broke with the Giants in 1959 and was the NL Rookie of the Year. From 1963 to 1970, McCovey won 3 HR titles and the 1969 NL MVP. McCovey retired with 521 HR & 1,555 RBI. In 1986, he was selected to the Hall of Fame and remains one of the greatest Giants ever.
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Scott McKenzie was born on this day in 1939. He died in 2012. We remember him as one the all time biggest "one hit wonders". Scott recorded John Phillips' (Mamas & Papas) "San Francisco" in 1967.
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