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Saturday, January 5, 2019

Mano--Obituary--MIguel Gallestegui--1918-2019

Miguel Gallestegui (Wikipedia--Espanol), one of the legends of Mano, passed away January 4, 2018, at the age of 100. He began playing at age 18 and retired at age 42. He won three singles championships in the late 1940s and early 1950s. For a complete obituary, with links to multiple articles see

Diario Vasco (Espanol)
Noticias de Gipuzkoa (Espanol)
Deia (Espanol)
El Correo (Espanol)
Noticias de Navarra (Espanol)
Berria (Basque)

Video 1: (0:36) Compliation of photos of Gallestegui working out at his home fronton (AstelenaEibar)

Video 2: Highlights of the 1948 Manonista Final (Gallestegui  defeated Atano III 22-6).

Video 3: (1:48) 100th Birthday Celebration

Video 4: (1:37) 100th Birthday Celebration, interviews with Manonistas Bengoetxea VIMtz. de Irujo, and Remonista Koteto Ezkurra, who retired last October, after a legendary career in his modality