Small in Stature, Rizzuto a Giant of Baseball (The New York Sun)
Small in Stature, Rizzuto a Giant of Baseball (The New York Sun)
It seems an unlikely description given his small stature, but baseball lost a giant yesterday in Phil Rizzuto. The oldest living Hall of Famer, Rizzuto, 89, was the last link to an ethos of professionalism in sport that, but for select practitioners, may well have become extinct with his passing. For more than 50 years, Rizzuto was the quintessential Yankees booster, an enthusiastic presence …