Mickey Mantle: The End and the Alcoholism

In this short documentary-style video, apparently produced before Mickey Mantle's death in 1995, there's some excellent archival footage, including his 500th home run. There are also shots of Mantle hitting in the 1950s, his retirement news conference on March 1, 1969, and Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium later in 1969.

Perhaps the saddest moment is when Mantle says that at age 35, he "could barely make it around the bases" and, "I was over the hill at age 33 ... It was my own fault." Mantle also talks a bit about his battle with alcoholism and going to the Betty Ford Clinic.