
A GESTURE OF KINDNESS – By Roy Firestone, Multi-Emmy Award Winning Journalist
One cold January night in New York, Bob Costas shared a dinner with Mickey Mantle. As they finished their meal, Costas noticed something curious — Mantle asked for a doggie bag, something uncharacteristic for the famous ballplayer. They left the restaurant, walking briskly toward their hotel through the biting cold. But then Mantle veered off course. He led Costas to Madison Avenue, to a familiar spot where a homeless man huddled in a cardboard box.