Bronx Bombers Star Bill Dawes On the Pressure to 'Not Suck' as Baseball Great Mickey Mantle
About the author: Bringing an iconic sports hero like Mickey Mantle to life could be an intimidating job for an actor, but Bill Dawes is prepared to step up to the plate. In fact, Dawes already knows a thing or two about embodying professional athletes onstage. In 2010, he portrayed football player Paul Hornung in Eric Simonson's Lombardi, about the legendary Green Bay Packers coach. Previously, Dawes …