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Willie McCovey among those pardoned by Obama

Related Topics: Willie McCovey, Pardon, Duke Snider

Former Giants star Willie McCovey was pardoned by President Obama on Tuesday.

McCovey and Duke Snider pleaded guilty to tax fraud in July of 1995 for not reporting income earned from signing autographs and appearing at sports memorabilia shows.

Snider died in 2011.