Yankee Stadium announcer Sheppard dies at 99

[Chrispy]

Longtime New York Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard died early Sunday morning.

Sheppard died at his Baldwin, N.Y., home. He was 99.

Sheppard became the PA announcer at the old Yankee Stadium in 1951. He retired last year after not being able to work a game since late in the 2007 season due to illness.

Yankee Stadium announcer Sheppard dies at 99 | Bandwagoner Buzz

Derek Jeter still uses his announcement when walking up to bat, its a sad day for the Yankee organization.

[EmpireWF]

RIP

[CrimsonGhost56]

RIP

dude was a legend. such a great voice. he was the giants stadium announcer too from 1956-2006. i always got a chuckle when he announced tiki babers name at games. anyone else whos heard it knows what im talking about