Phil Rizzuto

Birthday: 25 September 1917, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name: Fiero Francis Rizzuto

Height: 168 cm

Phil Rizzuto was the NY Yankees star shortstop for 13 seasons between 1941 and 1956. A Hall of Famer, Rizzuto was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1950. After his playing career, Rizzuto was a popular long-time TV/radio announcer for the Yankees. He called the action for 40 seasons from 1957 to 1996, and was known for his "Holy Cow&... Show more »

"That huckleberry!" A humorous putdown, often directed at a player who had just made a bonehead play...Show more »

"That huckleberry!" A humorous putdown, often directed at a player who had just made a bonehead play. Show less «

I like radio better than television because if you make a mistake on radio, they don't know. You can...Show more »

I like radio better than television because if you make a mistake on radio, they don't know. You can make up anything on the radio. Show less «

I'll never forget September 6th, 1950. I got a letter threatening me, Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra and Joh...Show more »

I'll never forget September 6th, 1950. I got a letter threatening me, Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra and Johnny Mize. It said if I showed up in uniform against the Red Sox I'd be shot. I turned the letter over to the FBI and told my manager Casey Stengel about it. You know what Casey did? He gave me a different uniform and gave mine to Billy Martin. Can you imagine that! Guess Casey thought it'd be better if Billy got shot. Show less «

"Holy cow!" Whenever something astonished him - especially on the baseball field - which was often.

They've got so many Latin players we're going to have to get a Latin instructor up here.

Well that kind of puts the damper on even a Yankee win. - on the news of Pope Paul VI's death