Phil Rizzuto

Phil Rizzuto (born September 25, 1917, Brooklyn, New York, died August 13, 2007, West Orange, New Jersey) was an American baseball player and later a sportscaster. Rizzuto, a shortstop for the New York Yankees from 1941 to 1956, is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. After retiring as a player Rizzuto served as a radio and television announcer for the Yankees from 1957 until 1996.