14 Years Later At Age 100, Frank Is Still Swinging...
This article was written in 2008. After a recent discussion with Franks family, we learned that Frank hasn't changed a bit!
At age 86, Frank Murano figures he has two choices. "You've got to keep active some way," he said. "Unless you want to go home and sit in the rocking chair."
It's clear what side of the fence Murano is on. The only time you'll catch him sitting down is if he's in the dugout awaiting an at-bat.
The Weymouth resident was one of 10 players inducted into the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame this month. He's been told he's the oldest tournament-level softball player in the country. "I don't know of anybody else," he said after a break from batting at Faxon Park in Quincy, where he practices with a Scituate-based team. One of his grandsons caught his fly balls in the outfield. If there is another 86-year-old ballplayer out there, Murano would have likely run into him...
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