FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, file photo, retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles Yeager steps into an F-15D for a re-enactment flight commemorating his breaking of the sound barrier 65 years ...

He returned to Seattle for the Mariners’ inaugural season as a 39-year-old. Nicknamed “The Ancient Mariner,” he started the opening game versus the Angels on April 6, 1977, at the Kingdome.

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