he s enshrined as part of a tradition that includes babe ruth, lou gehrig and joe dimaggio. and his unique brand of wisdom will live forever in american culture. lawrence peter berra was born may 12th, 1925. his parents raised him in the hill district in the south side of st. louis. the son of a brickyard worker he left school after eighth grade to work in a coal yard. a friend gave him his lifelong nickname. he said berra looked like a yogi in a hindu themed movie and it stuck. in 1943 he signed with the new york yankees. but baseball would have to wait. with world war ii in full swing, yogi joined the navy, volunteering for duty on a rocket boat that capsized during the d-day invasion. i thought it was like fourth of july. i was only 19 years old. it was, i thought it was beautiful. and i was standing up there, said you got to get your head down here, son. berra was discharged in may of 1946. by the end of that baseball season he was wearing pinstripes. berra anchored the yanke
windows rolled down. the road closures are already disrupted and it is not even dawn yet. it will be a traffic nightmare. people don t seem to care. people are very excited. we expect more of the same traffic difficulties but also excitement in new york and philadelphia the next few days. back to you? . / . a fox news alert breaking overnight. new york yankees hall of fame catcher yogi berra has died. the three time mvp was 90 years old. kelly wright is here with a look back at his life. beyond the game of baseball he was known for his generosity and pify remarks. he once said love is the most important thing in the world but baseball is pretty good, too. yogi berra was born on may 12th, 1925. he left school after the 8th grade to work in a coal yard. it was there where friends said he looked like a yogi in a hindu
philosopher king of baseball to explain. when you come to a fork in the road, take it. take it. we got a street back home we have one. take it. half the things i said i never said. oh boy. you know, i tell you the truth, tim. i don t know i say these things. i rally don t. reporter: lawrence peter berra may 12th 1925 to a family of italian neighborhood of st. louis. he quit school after eighth grade and then later served in the navy. a ship gunners mate. after the war in 1946 he joined the yankees and spend his entire playing career ending in 1963. he then went on to coach and manage the yankees and the cross town mets. berra retired in 1992 after his last i don t know in baseball. a coach for the houston astros. yogi berra hits one. i love baseball. i really do. i always told my dad, i said, dad i can t going to make it work. i like to play ball too much.