Our once and future King: Musial receives Medal of Freedom in White House ceremony
The greatest St. Louis Cardinal of all time today accepted the Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama, who called Stan Musial "an icon, untarnished, a beloved pillar of the communty, a gentleman you would want your kids to emulate."
Obama cited Musial's great career statistics and added, "Stan matched his hustle with humility."
"He was the first player to make, get this, $100,000, even more shocking was that he asked for a pay cut when he didn't perform to his own expectations," the president said.
"You can imagine that happening today."
Obama also said that Musial was "worthy of one of the great nicknames in sports -- Stan the Man."
Well done Mr. Musial.
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