He was born june 15, 1926 in warren, ar a son of the late earnest grady richardson and ozelle godwin richardson. The bobby richardson story by bobby richardson goodreads. Batting and throwing righthanded, he was a superb defensive infielder, as well as something of a clutch hitter, who played no small role in the yankee baseball dynasty of his day. Select this result to view bobby gray richardson sr. Its a light book, with some deep elements that allow the reader to ponder his own life as he learns about richardsons. What was unusual about bobby was that he was a practicing christian and made no bones about it. The neighborhood by bobby richardson, paperback barnes. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. I want to thank the good lord for making me a yankee. View the profiles of people named bobby richardson. The funeral service will be held at mcintyre funeral home, 900 s. Bobby richardson in mississippi phone book listings. Bobby is related to robert c richardson i and rebekah c richardson as well as 2 additional people. He was signed by the new orleans saints as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
He retired from baseball at age 31 and shortly thereafter became the first fulltime baseball coach at the university of south carolina, establishing a winning tradition that continues to the present. The moment bill mazeroski hit the home run at forbes field to beat the yankees in game 7 of the 1960 world series, second baseman bobby richardson looked to yogi berra in left field. Former yankee bobby richardson played alongside mickey mantle. Hire bobby richardson for an appearance at events or. Bobby richardson was born on august 19, 1935 in sumter, south carolina, usa as robert clinton richardson. He has previously been an assistant coach at xavier, marist college, monroe college, and the university of pittsburgh at johnstown, his alma mater.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. There are 21 phone book listings for people that are named bobby richardson in north carolina. Bobby richardson bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Bobby richardson won five consecutive gold gloves at second base, from 1961 through 1965, the most by any yankee at the position. The tale encompasses family and personal interactions in a setting loosely based on yeadon. Bobby richardson is a former mlb second baseman who played for the new york yankees from 1955 through 1966. Share your condolences, send flowers, find funeral home information. They have also lived in wilson, nc and waterloo, ia plus 2 other locations. In those days, baseball players were a lot more gruff than they are now. The second best result is bobby gray richardson sr.
Bobby richardson joined the new york yankees at the age of 19. Bobby richardson in north carolina phone book listings. Richardson is the only second baseman and the only player from the losing team to win the coveted sport magazine world series mvp award. When all the laughter died in sorrow an autobiography by lance rentzel book. Bobby richardson was an eight time allstar at second base, notable as he played only twelve years and had but eight full seasons. Richardson s book, the neighborhood tells the story of a redeveloping urban neighborhood in philadelphia. He served his full and entire career with the arkansas national guard, serving. The bobby richardson story by bobby richardson illustrated paperback 1968. Join facebook to connect with bobby richardson and others you may know. Bobby richardson was perfectly suited to be the outstanding pediatrician that he waswarm, compassionate, calm and understandingand one of the finest men i have ever met in my life. The bobby richardson story by bobby richardson 1965 signed.
All sales by fishofwalton support our medical, dental, and fitness clinics in monroe, ga. With david thomas, bobby richardson wrote the book impact. I loved bobby richardson, but this is an old school baseball book with all the cliches and superficiality that goes with the territory. Excerpts from the films audio track were available on an lp record titled. Bobby richardson society for american baseball research. Many detailed statistics are based on playbyplay accounts accumulated by retrosheet. To book bobby richardson for a speaking event or appearance, contact christian speakers 360. In impact player, bobby shares his life story, including neverbeforetold tales from the yankee clubhouse during the historic 5565 pennant runs and world series appearances.
The billy graham library welcomes bobby richardson, second baseman for the new york yankees and 1960 world series mvp, on saturday, oct. The exciting firstperson account of his own life, by the yankees famous second baseman. Leaving a lasting legacy on and off the field is the life story of new york yankee great bobby richardson. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Bobby richardson, david thomas and the book impact player. The next yankee to wear a gold glove at second, robinson cano in 2010. Find the bobby richardson story by richardson, bobby at biblio. The cities are bogue chitto ms, columbus ms, corinth ms, hattiesburg ms, nettleton ms, olive branch ms, pelahatchie ms, ripley ms, tupelo ms, and vicksburg ms. The book also features the unlikely friendship richardson, a devout and outspoken christian, shared with yankee legend and renowned drinker and womanizer mickey mantle.
The best result we found for your search is bobby r richardson jr. There is low probability to book bobby richardson for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. Bobby richardson generally travels from sumter, sc, usa and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other. Emanuel book richardson is a former american college basketball coach most recently an assistant coach for the arizona wildcats mens basketball program, where he had been since the 200910 season. Over the next twelve years, bobby played in more than 1400 games while the yankees were winning american league pennants in nine of his first ten years. The cities are apex nc, browns summit nc, cary nc, greensboro nc, henderson nc, lansing nc, lowell nc, norlina nc, spring hope nc, stokesdale nc, vale nc, warrenton nc, wendell nc, whitakers nc, wilson nc, and zebulon nc. In addition, in 2018 fish supplied 7,000 food boxes and 10,000 meals in our soup kitchen. Bobby richardson born november 30, 1992 is an american football defensive end for the tampa bay vipers of the xfl. Bobby is related to felicia trenise richardson and g richardson as well as 5 additional people. At bobby richardson books, we welcome the opportunity to deliver to you the best service in the industry, along with a very entertaining tale that has been written in a downtoearth style, to inspire you to also reach your goals in life, as the central character in the story does.
In 1965, richardson released his autobiography, the bobby richardson story. Bobby richardson, the milkshake kid, inspired me to be the best i. In impact player, bobby shares his life story, including neverbeforetold tales from the yankee clubhouse during the. The one interesting insight is how richardson improved his hitting by going with a bigger bat and being more aggressive. There are 11 phone book listings for people that are named bobby richardson in mississippi. Bobby richardson is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. This book is such a wonderful contrast to a recent read on the life of micky mantle.
Bobby richardson allstar stats by baseball almanac. Richardson also discuses his postbaseball career as a public speaker and as a college baseball coach. Bobby richardson baseball stats by baseball almanac. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to. Richardson traces his childhood in sumter, south carolina through his high school years to the years in the minors and on into the big leagues with the yankees. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. We will negotiate with the bobby richardson agent on your behalf, but if your funding is not in place then it will more difficult to book bobby richardson, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. I found all 282 pages of the book to be compelling, readable, honest, and straight forward. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. The obituary was featured in ocala starbanner on march 12, 2015.
Funeral home services for bobby are being provided by sellers funeral home. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Did you know that in the bobby richardson miscellaneous allstar items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the allstar label and a truly comprehensive history of that allstar game will appear on your screen. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Leaving a lasting legacy on and off the field reprint 20140416 paperback. The bobby richardson story hc autobiography 1st printing. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Richardson was the world series most valuable player in 1960, despite the pittsburgh pirates winning the series in a last at bat, game winning home run by bill mazeroski. The book also features the unlikely friendship richardson, a devout and.
Richardson, age 93 of warren, ar died sunday, march 29, 2020 at his home. While god is mentioned from time to time, i found to book to be too technical. Bobby richardson played alongside mickey mantle, roger maris, whitey ford, moose skowron, and yogi berra during one of the greatest dynasties in baseball history, and he remains to this day the only player from a losing team ever to be named world series mvp. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Christian faith marks yankee legend bobby richardsons.
Bobby gerald richardson is scheduled for saturday, janaury 16, 2016. Bobby richardson of a small town in south carolina played second base for the new york yankees. Bobby richardson was a member of the great yankees teams of those days. Bobby richardson in sumter, sc 3 records found whitepages. Bobby richardson speakers bureau and booking agent info. Bobby richardson played baseball for the new york yankees during the golden years of the dynasty. Bobby richardson will be making an appearance to sign copies of impact player.
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