YANKEES NEWS ALERT - The Passing of Bob Sheppard

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YANKEES NEWS ALERT
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July 11, 2010

YANKEES LONGTIME PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER BOB SHEPPARD PASSES AWAY
It is with deep sadness that the New York Yankees announce the 
passing of longtime public address announcer Bob Sheppard - 
"The Voice of Yankee Stadium." Sheppard passed away this 
morning at his home in Baldwin, N.Y., with his wife, Mary, 
by his side. He was 99 years old. 

Born in Ridgewood, Queens, Sheppard began his tenure as Yankees public 
address announcer on April 17, 1951-Opening Day of Joe DiMaggio's final 
season and Mickey Mantle's Major League debut. Among the approximately 
4,500 baseball games he worked over his tenure with the Yankees were 
an incredible 121 consecutive postseason contests (1951-2006), including 
62 games in 22 World Series. 

"Most men go to work, but I go to a game," Sheppard said. "How many men 
would love to do that?"