Rusty Staub (March 29, age 73)
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Rusty Staub (March 29, age 73)

Rusty Staub, the beloved New York Mets hitting icon, died early Thursday in West Palm Beach, Florida at age 73.

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Staub played for the Mets, Houston, Montreal and Detroit and was known to Montreal fans as “Le Grand Orange.” He died of a heart attack, his brother Chuck said. Staub had reportedly been battling several health issues in recent years, including multiple organ failure. In October 2015, Staub suffered a near-fatal heart attack on a flight from Ireland to New York.