Sunday, July 11, 2010

Bob Sheppard, "Voice Of God" Yankee Announcer Passes

Robert Leo "Bob" Sheppard (October 20, 1910 - July 11, 2010[1]) was the public address announcer for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1951 to 2007, and was the public address announcer for the New York Giants of the National Football League from 1956 to 2006.

In his time with the Yankees Sheppard announced over 4,500 Major League Baseball games, seeing the team capture 22 American League pennants and 13 World Series championships. Yankee Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson dubbed him "the Voice of God"

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