By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY Sports, Sept. 23, 2015 – Yogi Berra’s baseball exploits as a New York Yankees catching great spoke for themselves. He spoke for himself in a charmingly fractured way that introduced “Yogi-isms” such as “It’s déjà vu all over again” into the American lexicon.
The Hall of Famer died at the of 90 on Tuesday evening, the Yogi Berra Museum announced. He undoubtedly would be reminding people of what he once said: “You should always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise, they won’t come to yours.”
Although listed at 5-7, 185 in his playing days, Berra stood tall among the game’s elite. In 1999 he was one of 100 players selected to Major League Baseball’s All-Century team.
[vc_btn title=”MORE ON YOGI BERRA’S LIFE” style=”outline” color=”primary” size=”lg” align=”center” css_animation=”appear” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fyankees%2F2015%2F09%2F23%2Fyogi-berra-dies-obituary%2F1988947%2F%3Fcsp%3Ddailybriefing|title:MORE%20ON%20YOGI%20BERRA’S%20LIFE|target:%20_blank”]
