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This article is about the baseball announcer. For jazz saxophonist, see Bob Sheppard (musician).
Bob Sheppard
Sheppard at the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Born
Robert Leo Sheppard
October 20, 1910
Richmond Hill, Queens, New York, U.S.
Died
July 11, 2010(2010-07-11) (aged 99)
Baldwin, New York, U.S.
Other names
"The Voice of God"
Education
St. John's Preparatory School
Alma mater
St. John's University Columbia University
Occupation
public address announcer
Years active
1951–2007
Robert Leo Sheppard (October 20, 1910 – July 11, 2010) was the long-time public address announcer for numerous New York area college and professional sports teams, in particular the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (1951–2007), and the New York Giants of the National Football League (1956–2006).
Sheppard announced more than 4,500 Yankees baseball games over a period of 56 years, including 22 pennant-winning seasons and 13 World Series championships; he called 121 consecutive postseason contests, 62 games in 22 World Series, and six no-hitters, including three perfect games. He was also the in-house voice for New York Giants football games for more than a half-century, encompassing nine conference championships, three NFL championships (1956, 1986, 1990), and the game often called "the greatest ever played", the classic 1958 championship loss to Baltimore.[1]
Sheppard's smooth, distinctive baritone and precise, consistent elocution became iconic aural symbols of both the old Yankee Stadium and Giants Stadium. Reggie Jackson famously nicknamed him "The Voice of God",[2] and Carl Yastrzemski once said, "You're not in the big leagues until Bob Sheppard announces your name."[3]
^"Bob Sheppard, longtime Yankee Stadium announcer, dies at 99". ESPN New York. July 11, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
^Bauman, Mike (July 11, 2010). "Sheppard a Voice from the Heavens". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
^Silva, Drew (July 11, 2010). "Bob Sheppard, The Voice of God: 1910–2010". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
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