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Vintage Athlete of the Month

• Bill Freehan: Michigan Man
  May 12, 2018 | 6:21 pm
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  Bill Freehan

  The Sports Then and Now Vintage Athlete of the Month was an 11-time American League All-Star at one of the most demanding positions in baseball, yet outside of Detroit his exploits have been largely forgotten.

  For more than a decade, Bill Freehan was the rock behind home plate for the Detroit Tigers. In addition to earning All-Star honors 10 straight years and 11 times overall, Freehan was a five-time Gold Glove winner and in 1968 finished second in the American League in the MVP voting.

  A true “Michigan Man”, Freehan played his entire sports career representing teams from Michigan.

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