Bobby Thomson

I wonder, of the 21,508 days Bobby Thomson lived after October 3, 1951, how many days did someone not mention the 3-run home run he hit at the Polo Grounds to give the Giants the pennant over the Dodgers?
How many of those days were "The Giants Win The Pennant" free for Thomson? How many of those days did he not even think of the home run?
Baseball heroes don't always last as long at Thomson did. He passed away at 86 on August 16th, close to 60-years after his dramatic home run off Ralph Branca. Branca by the way is still alive and became close friends with Thomson over the years.
Before you think Thomson was a one hit wonder, he wasn't. He had a solid 15-year big league career, clubbing 264 home runs with 1,705 hits and 1,026 RBI's. He ended up with a .270 career average. Thomson by the way is just one of 7 players born in Scotland to play in the Major Leagues.
Without the "Shot heard round the world" I'm guessing Thomson would simply be remembered as a pretty good big league player whose accomplishments would be forgotten more and more as time moved on.
One question I have is, would Thomson's home run be quite as memorable without Russ Hodges frantic "The Giants win the pennant, the Giants win the pennant...." call on the radio?
If Hodges simply said, "There's a drive into the lower deck in left...home run and the Giants win the pennant 5-4" without getting crazy, would it just be a memorable home run as opposed to a mythical circuit clout?
By the way legendary broadcaster Ernie Harwell, who passed away in May, had the TV call of Thomson's home run. More people had radio's then and not as many heard Ernie's call. The TV call was not preserved unfortunately. I guarantee you though that Harwell's call wasn't as crazed as the call by Russ Hodges.
So while Thomson is now gone, he will always live on in baseball history for his home run that won the pennant for the Giants. A nice way to be remembered . And while Thomson passed at 86, like all baseball players, he'll always be remembered as a young man. He was 27 when he hit his famous home run.