Showing posts with label Yogi Berra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yogi Berra. Show all posts

Thursday, June 6, 2024

It Was 80 Years Ago Today

 
The D-Day invasion of Normandy. 
 
The most famous baseball player there that day was 19-year-old Lawrence Berra, of the U.S. Navy. 
 
 
Other future celebrities there included: 
Alec Guinness - British Royal Navy 
James Doohan - Canadian Army 
Medger Evers - U.S. Army 
Charles Durning - U.S. Army
   

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

RIP - Yogi Berra


Former Yankees' catcher and manager Yogi Berra died of natural causes on September 22, 2015 at age 90.


Berra played for the Yankees from 1947 to 1963, then managed the Yankees in 1964, and in 1984-85. A 3-time AL MVP, he won 10 World Championships as a player, and played in 14 World Series in his 18 seasons, both career records.

Yogi also was a player-coach for the Mets in 1965, as shown on his final player card above. He also managed the Mets from 1972-75, winning the pennant in 1973.

I enjoyed watching a TV show (twice!) on the MLB Network last year, with Bob Costas following Yogi around his boyhood neighborhood in St. Louis, and in New York/New Jersey.

New York Times obituary

New York Post obituary