Bob Sheppard
Robert Leo "Bob" Sheppard (October 20, 1910 – July 11, 2010) was an American journalist and announcer for the New York Yankees from 1951 until 2007 and for the New York Giants from 1956 until 2006.
Sheppard was born on October 20, 1910 in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. He studied at St. John's Preparatory School, at St. John's University, and at Columbia University. He was married to Margaret Sheppard until her death in 1959. They had four children. Then he was married to Mary Hoffman from 1961 until his death in 2010. Sheppard died on July 11, 2010 in Baldwin, New York from natural causes, aged 99.[1]
References
- ↑ "Bob Sheppard, longtime Yankee Stadium announcer, dies at 99". ESPN New York. July 11, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5371001. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
Other websites
- Bob Sheppard on IMDb
- The Baseball Experience, with introduction by Bob Sheppard
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