Yogi Berra

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  • Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra is a Hall of Fame catcher and manager, who spent most of his playing seasons on the New York Yankees. As a player, Berra was named AL MVP three times and was a member of 10 World Series championship teams. In 1964, he became player-manager of the Yankees and led them to the World Series. Nearly a decade later, he led the crosstown New York Mets to the World Series, making him one of only three managers to lead teams from both leagues to the Fall Classic.

  • Fast Facts:

    1. Born: May 12, 1925
    2. Nicknamed "Yogi" for resemblance to a movie snake charmer
    3. Joined the Navy at 18 and participated in the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach
    4. Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Yogi Bear was named after Berra
    5. Best friend was St. Louis Cardinals catcher and NBC announcer Joe Garagiola
    6. 15-time All-Star
    7. 10-time World Series winner
    8. 3-time American League MVP (1951, 1954, 1955)
    9. On pennant-winning teams in both the American and National Leagues
    10. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972
    11. Son, Dale Berra, also played in the Major Leagues

  • Famous Yogiisms

    1. "It ain't over 'til it's over."
    2. "Half of this game is 90% mental."
    3. "It gets late awfully early around here."
    4. "I didn't really say everything I said."

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