I am probably close in age to you(I am 50) and I grew up in Suffolk County. In the town I grew up in just about every kid was a Mets Fan and Tom Seaver was a god. I can remember a few kids with older brothers liking the Yankees and talking about Mickey Mantle (this was around 1971-72) but it was all Mets.
Willie Mays and Hank Aaron were very popular I am guessing because they were both getting close to Ruth in the HR chase .
Roberto Clemente after the 1971 series and Vida Blue -not a hofer and Reggie Jackson were also very popular as well as the Big Red Machine.
It was still all about the Mets where I lived until about 1975 when the Yankees started spending money.
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