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Originally Posted by puckpaul
Yes, it’s this. Williams was cold and widely disliked. Mantle was the all-American hero.
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I read his biography. Interesting person, for sure. Like many others (see: Cobb), his reputation paints only a small part of the picture of his actual persona. Everyone is multi-dimensional, and the narrative too often boils it down to something simple. After all, Mantle was a surly drunk, but that is overlooked due to the aura surrounding his career in the 1950s.
Fascinating topic.