 Bleacher Report | Bill "Moose" Skowron Passes Away at 81 from Congestive Heart Failure Bleacher Report He had been battling lung cancer for several years, and unfortunately passed due to congestive heart failure. He was 81 years old. A five-time All-Star, Skowron was a hulking first baseman that played with several Yankee legends. Bill 'Moose' Skowron, hero of the Yankees' 1958 World Series team, dead at 81 ... 5-time champion Moose Skowron dead at 81 Bill 'Moose' Skowron, baseball star of 1950s and '60s, dies at 81 |
