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Tribute to The Bird Mark Fidrych 1954 - 2009
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All Star '76: Champions of Pride - Media Burn Archive
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People in Sports - The New York Times
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Mark Fidrych - Cooperstown Expert
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Mark Fidrych - Wikiwand
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ME rules Fidrych's death an accident
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Detroit Tigers: The story of Mark Fidrych's best start In 1976
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Gold: In 1976, The Bird Was The Word - Duke Basketball Report
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When Mark Fidrych made his first start for the Detroit Tigers - Vintage Detroit Collection
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40 years later, Northboro's Mark Fidrych remains one of baseball's great stories
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Mark Fidrych Gallery - 2005