Did Mickey Mantle attend Roger Maris funeral?

Roger Maris was an American professional baseball right fielder and high school baseball coach who played in Major League Baseball for teams like the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, and the Saint Louis Cardinals.

Mickey Mantle was an American professional baseball player who has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Mickey Mantle was a seven-time World Series champion and a 20-time Major League Baseball All-Star Game honoree.

Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle were very great friends and they did virtually everything together.

Did Mickey Mantle attend Roger Maris funeral?

Roger Maris died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Houston, Texas, on December 14, 1985, at the age of 51 years. Mickey Mantle attended the funeral of his friend Roger Maris and even served as a pallbearer during Roger’s funeral.

Mickey Mantle could not stand the demise of his great friend Roger Maris but there was nothing he could do.