Scenes from unveiling of a Thurman Munson statue at Kent State.

Munson went from Canton Lehman to Kent State, New York Yankees stardom.

Statue shows Munson in catcher's gear, ready to throw out a runner.

KENT — At Yankee Stadium, Thurman Munson’s face long has mingled with Babe Ruth’s and Lou Gehrig’s on plaques in Monument Park.

In Canton, the baseball stadium that opened in 1989 as home to Cleveland’s Class AA affiliate is named after Munson.

In Kent, at last, Munson is remembered in a grander manner than stats, archives and chatter.

A statue of Munson in catcher’s gear was unveiled at Kent State’s baseball stadium Saturday, Sept. 27 during a morning ceremony. Diana Munson, Thurman’s widow, pulled the string that removed the cover as an invited crowd of family, friends and Ke

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