At Age 99-The Voice Has Retired

He went to both St John's Preparatory and St John's University and graduated from both places:

He obtained his Masters from Columbia University;

At St John's University, both in Brooklyn and in Queens, he taught Speech. He even taught one John Franco, he from the Mets Bullpen;

From 1951 until 2007, he was "The Voice Of Yankee Stadium";

Robert Sheppard has hung up his microphone, spanning the era from when there were 16 MLB Teams until now with 30 Clubs;

Noted for his precise way of speaking, he has been imitated by Comedians and Broadcasters;

Godspeed MR Sheppard!

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