Birthday: May 12, 1925 (Taurus)
Born In: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Baseball player Lawrence Peter Berra better known as “Yogi” Berra was the three times winner of the American League Most Valuable Player Award, with ten world championships and 15-time All-Star wins also to his credit. The player acquired the nickname “Yogi” when his childhood friend Bobby Hofman, identified Berra with an Indian snake charmer (Yogi) since Berra, like the Yogi used to squat with legs crossed after losing games. He was the first man to win pennants in different leagues in his 40 years’ baseball career. His style of leaving a finger outside his glove was later imitated by other catchers. He is a man of principles; he did not enter the New York Yankee Stadium for 14 years after his baseless dismissal from the New York Yankees team until the owner personally apologized to him. This great baseball player has also proved his might as a writer by penning down ‘The Yogi Book: I Really Didn't Say Everything I Said’, an American best seller. His comments on life and baseball, called “Yogi-isms” have gained entry in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations—all credit to the sportsman whose comments have been acknowledged in the repository of wisdom. He was also a humanitarian who contributed to charity and youth organizations.
Birthday: May 12, 1925 (Taurus)
Born In: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Also Known As: Lawrence Peter Berra
Died At Age: 90
Spouse/Ex-: Carmen Berra
father: Pietro
mother: Pietro Berra
siblings: Josie, Mike, Tony
children: Dale Berra, Larry Berra, Tim Berra
Born Country: United States
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Height: 5'7" (170 cm), 5'7" Males
Died on: September 22, 2015
place of death: West Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
Ancestry: Italian American
Cause of Death: Natural Causes
U.S. State: Missouri
City: St. Louis, Missouri
awards: 1951 - MVP Award
1954 - MVP Award
1955 - MVP Award
1996 - NIAF Special Achievement Award
- Silver Buffalo Award
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