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New Castle native and William Penn High graduate Dave May, who played 12 seasons of Major League Baseball, died Saturday.
May, who was living in Bear, was 68 and had diabetes and cancer.
May, who was living in Bear, was 68 and had diabetes and cancer.
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Hershberger:
When David Schultz moved to Massillon some 30 years ago, he didn’t have to be introduced to Mike Hershberger to know who he was.
As one of a handful of Massillon products who went on to experience success as a Major League Baseball player — a group that included Tommy Heinrich and Joe Sparma — Hershberger’s reputation preceded him.
“I certainly knew who he was,” said Schultz, a former publisher of The Independent who now serves as a trustee at the Massillon Museum. “Being a baseball fan, the first names that clicked when I moved to Massillon were Tommy Heinrich and Mike Hershberger.
“Eleven years in the big leagues, that’s a significant career. That’s a major leaguer.”
Indeed it is. Turns out Hershberger didn’t just enjoy a major league career, but also a major league life.
That life came to end when Hershberger, 72, died Sunday evening following a brief illness.
As one of a handful of Massillon products who went on to experience success as a Major League Baseball player — a group that included Tommy Heinrich and Joe Sparma — Hershberger’s reputation preceded him.
“I certainly knew who he was,” said Schultz, a former publisher of The Independent who now serves as a trustee at the Massillon Museum. “Being a baseball fan, the first names that clicked when I moved to Massillon were Tommy Heinrich and Mike Hershberger.
“Eleven years in the big leagues, that’s a significant career. That’s a major leaguer.”
Indeed it is. Turns out Hershberger didn’t just enjoy a major league career, but also a major league life.
That life came to end when Hershberger, 72, died Sunday evening following a brief illness.
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