Speedy center fielder who was an All-Star in 1976 with the New York Yankees and led the American League in stolen bases with 70 the previous year.
He played baseball at Miami-Dade College.
He made his MLB debut in 1970 with the California Angels.
His son Mickey Rivers Jr. played minor league baseball.
All-Star knuckleball pitcher Charlie Hough was his teammate on the Texas Rangers.
