Merlyn Mantle was an American author and widow of New York Yankees outfielder Mickey Mantle.
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Merlyn Mantle was the first of two daughters born to Giles and Reba Johnson.
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Merlyn Mantle had a sister, Pat, who was three years her junior.
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Mickey was a baseball player at Commerce High School, while Merlyn Mantle was a cheerleader at the rivaling Picher High School.
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On December 23,1951, Merlyn married Mantle, following his rookie season with the New York Yankees.
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Merlyn Mantle was treated for alcoholism at the Betty Ford Clinic, a problem which afflicted her husband and three of her sons.
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In 1996, Merlyn co-wrote a memoir of Mickey Mantle's life entitled Hero All His Life.
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Merlyn Mantle was unable to attend Murcer's service the following morning because of health issues.
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Merlyn Mantle died of pneumonia at a hospice in Plano, Texas, on August 10,2009, at the age of 77.
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Merlyn Mantle was interred next to her husband and two sons at Dallas's Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.