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Former Yankees pitcher Ron Klimkowski dies at 65

Ron Klimkowski, a former pitcher for the Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, has died at the age of 65.

Klimkowski died Friday of heart failure at Plainview Hospital, said his brother, Gary Klimkowski, 53, of Westbury.

Longtime friend Tom Reilly Jr., 53, of Huntington, called him "a charming and very gregarious individual. If you met Ron, you'd never forget him. He had a pretty overwhelming...

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