Quotes by Bob Sheppard

About Bob Sheppard:

Robert Leo Sheppard was the long-time public address announcer for numerous New York area college and professional sports teams, in particular the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (1951–2007), and the New York Giants (1956–2006) of the National Football League.
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I was born in Queens and spent many years there. After I got married, I moved to Kew Gardens, then moved to Baldwin, Long Island, where I still reside.

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I played baseball as a left-handed first baseman, though never as well as I did quarterbacking.

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My purpose in public address and in speech is really encapsulated in three C's: clear, concise, correct. No overblowing rhetoric or anything like that. As simple as possible: clear, concise, correct.

Bob Sheppard

Nobody, but nobody stays a public-address announcer for more than a couple of years. Truly. Public-address announcing is not a career. Public-address announcers only work 81 days a year, so you don't make a living.

Bob Sheppard

Author Bio

  • NameBob Sheppard
  • DescriptionYankee Stadium announcer
  • BornOctober 20, 1910
  • DiedJuly 11, 2010
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionOfficer; Baseball Player