Musial looks back on his time in Donora
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March 29, 2025

Musial looks back on his time in Donora

By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 

Some time ago, a column in the Mon Valley Independent featured letters Stan Musial wrote back home, mainly from 1939-1946, to Joe Barbao. During that span, Musial was making sure to keep in touch with his roots and with his friend who was instrumental in helping him when he was still Stan the boy, not yet The Man.

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