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Yankees Legend Rizzuto Dies

By Greg Atwan, Newser User

Posted Aug 14, 2007 2:02 PM CDT

(Newser) – Phil Rizzuto, who filled the annals of the New York Yankees as both a shortstop and a broadcaster, is dead today at 89. The Scooter tended the infield for 13 years with the Bombers, alongside Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio, and took home seven World... Read full story »

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