Phil Pepe

The Wit and Wisdom of Yogi Berra

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Author Phil Pepe takes readers along on Yogi Berra's journey from St. Louis to New York's Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium, including all the stops along the way--from his days as a tack-puller in a women's shoe factory, to a pre-game tribute in St.Louis, when he coined the phrase, I want to thank all those that made this night necessary, to his induction into the Hall of Fame. Phil Pepe explores Yogi Berra as a boy, player, hero, coach, manager, husband, and father, and jokester, including all of the 'Yogi-isms,' in an absorbing treatment that is simultaneously comical, thoughtful, and biographical.Famous Yogi-isms: About a popular restaurant… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-938120-57-2
EAN: 9781938120572
Produktnummer: 31916039
Verlag: Diversion Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 210 S.
Plattform: EPUB

Über den Autor

Phil Pepe is the author of more than 50 books on sports, including THE WIT AND WISDOM of YOGI BERRA and collaborations with Yankees legends Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and Whitey Ford. As a young sportswriter, Pepe was assigned the role of Yankees beat writer for the New York World-Telegram & Sun on August 2, 1961, and he covered Roger Maris' race for the home run record to the very end. Pepe was the Yankees beat writer for the New York Daily News from 1968 through 1981 and is a past president of the Baseball Writers Association of America.