Baseball legend dies
The oldest living member of the Philadelphia Phillies has died.
A 1936 graduate of Villanova, Art Mahan played first baseman for the Phillies in the 1940 season, batting .244 with a pair of home runs and 39 RBIs.
He returned to Villanova in 1950 to coach the baseball team through 1972. In 1961, he was named director of athletics, a job he held until he retired in 1978..
He was 97.
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