Three years after his death, Rusty Staub lives in the hearts of those who loved him. The revered Mets star endures in the home of Theresa Giammona, whose firefighter husband died on 9/11 in the Twin ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The city said its goodbyes to a Mets icon on Wednesday. The memorial mass for Rusty Staub was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral and led by Archbishop Timothy Dolan, CBS2's Steve ...

Rusty Staub, left, shakes hands with Gary Carter. Both played for the New York Mets and Montreal Expos. A big sitdown Former Met and Expo Rusty Staub talks with Monsignor Peter Finn before the start ...

Beloved N.O. native, baseball star Rusty Staub dies: 'There wasn't a cause he didn't champion' 'There wasn't a cause he didn't champion': Beloved N.O. native, baseball star Rusty Staub dies Rusty ...

NEW YORK — Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday. He was 73.

FILE - This is a March 1975 file photo showing New York Mets baseball player Rusty Staub in St. Petersburg, Fla. Staub, who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rusty Staub, a beloved slugger dubbed "Le Grand Orange" by fans of the Montreal Expos and later embraced as a team leader of the New York Mets, died on Thursday at age 73 after a ...

For all Rusty Staub’s success swinging a bat, the iconic Mets player was even better wielding a checkbook. Staub, who died last month at age 73, was honored at a Wednesday memorial Mass as both ...

DETROIT -- Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday. He was 73.