Duke Snider dead at 84
This is a sad day for baseball and me. You all know I am from NJ. I got to see Duke in 1955 I was 11 years old. Mom took me to the games in those days. She call them "them bums" We love those old Dodgers. Duke could hit that ball a mile. We all will miss you #4. Dodgers lose legend in 'Duke of Flatbush' GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Dodgers Hall of Famer Duke Snider, the Duke of Flatbush, died Sunday in an Escondido, Calif., nursing home. He was 84.