Yankees Hall of Famer, Navy vet Yogi Berra dies at 90
By Mike Stewart, The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The lovable legend of Yogi Berra, that ain’t ever gonna be over.
The Hall of Fame catcher renowned as much for his dizzying malapropisms as his unmatched 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees, died Tuesday. He was 90.
Berra, who served as a sailor in World War II, received the Navy’s Lone Sailor Award in 2009. An announcement from the Navy Memorial at the time said he exemplified the Navy’s core values.
“Our honorees are living examples of how service to country changes lives and helps develop leaders,” said retired Rear Adm. Edward Walker Jr., president and CEO of the Navy Memorial, in 2009.
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