The passing of a baseball icon and a universally loved man

Yogi Berra dead at 90: Yankees legend, Baseball Hall of Famer was lovable character, American hero

BY Bill Madden

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Updated: Wednesday, September 23, 2015

   

For the millions of friends and fans of Yogi Berra, beloved American icon, Hall-of-Fame Yankee catcher and unintentional world philosopher, these are the saddest of possible words: It’s over.
Berra, who played on a record 10 Yankee world championship teams and 14 All-Star teams, won three American League Most Valuable Player awards, had two terms as Yankee manager and one with the Mets and coined dozens of goofy-sounding but aptly true sayings termed “Yogi-isms” such as “When you come to the fork in the road, take it” and “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over," died Tuesday. He was 90.


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