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BenFred: St. Louis Cardinals legend Mike Shannon stayed true through the years

Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon, left, greets former President George H. W. Bush before the team played the Astros in Game 3 of the 2005 National League Championship Series, on Oct. 15, in Houston.

J. B. Forbes, Post-Dispatch

If it had been anyone but Mike Shannon ...

Well, no, let’s start that one over.

It could not have been anyone but Shannon.

How many times during his remarkable 83 years did the Mount Rushmore member of St. Louis sports personalities prove those words true?

One day, before a Cardinals spring training game a few years ago, it was on display during batting practice at Roger Dean Stadium.