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The Mid-Morning Dump: Deuces, 2015. Don't Call Us.

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Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? We don't know the answer to that, but from our WRNL family to yours, we wish you a very Happy New Year. Come back in 2016, and bring a friend.

On This Day in Sports History

DECEMBER 31, 1972. A plane carrying Pirates Hall of Fame outfielder Roberto Clemente crashes shortly after takeoff in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The plane was chartered by Clemente to deliver food and relief supplies to survivors of a recent earthquake in Nicaragua. He and five others were killed, and his body was never recovered.