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Although New York Mets Opening Day in 1972 was marked by sadness, the memory of Gil Hodges will live on forever.
The year was 1972 and the New York Mets were only three years removed from their Miracle of 1969. But two days before their opener, they lost their leader—Gil Hodges—who was tragically stricken by a heart attack in Florida that would take his life.
The Met manager had a chronic heart condition that first surfaced in late September of 1968 when he had to leave the team to deal with the issue.