When he got cancer, a whole generation felt the fear of death," said author Roger Kahn about Mickey ... lost a home-run race and won millions of fans. Like many sports heroes, Mantle would become ...

His 536 home ... Mickey Mantle, one of his friends said, "swung from the soul." He replaced Joe DiMaggio in centerfield, but not in the hearts of the fans, and was booed for much of the first ...