Published: July 18, 2010
Bronx, NY —The emotional and poignant Old-Timers’ Day ceremony with additional tributes to the recently deceased Yankees owner George Stenbrenner and former public address announcer Bob Sheppard moved all in the sold-out ballpark on Saturday. The most publicized event of the regularly scheduled contest between the two contenders for the American League East crown in [...]
Published: July 12, 2010
The voice of Yankee Stadium will speak no more. Millions of attendees of sporting events at Yankee Stadium for more than 50 years will miss hearing the stentorian tones of the iconic public address announcer. Bob Sheppard, the public address announcer at Yankee Stadium for six decades died at his home in Baldwin, New York [...]