Few names in New York sports history are as superfluous as Philip Francis Rizzuto. Born in Brooklyn, star-bred in The Bronx, Rizzuto transformed into a singular name – and to watch the 5-foot-6 ...

Phil Rizzuto, a Hall of Fame shortstop for the Yankees in the 40s and 50s - and legendary broadcaster for the team for decades after, died today. He was 89. Rizzuto was in the broadcast booth ...

NEW YORK — His speed and spunk made him a Hall of Famer. “Holy cow!” made Phil Rizzuto famous. Popular as a player and beloved as a broadcaster, the New York Yankees shortstop during their dynasty ...

There is so much joy to being a Yankee fan, but the best part is the history that connects us with family from previous generations. Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto was -- and is -- a part of that history, and ...

It was around 11 a.m. on Aug. 23, 1995. In an auxiliary locker room at Yankee Stadium, Phil Rizzuto stood at a podium and said he was retiring from broadcasting. For those left behind, death is ...

"I am terribly saddened by the death of Phil Rizzuto," Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement released from his Milwaukee office. "Phil was a unique figure who exemplified the joy of our ...

He hated not being at Mickey Mantle’s funeral just as he hates what’s happened to his game. So yesterday Yankee Hall-of-Famer Phil Rizzuto said he will hang up his WPIX-TV microphone and walk away ...

NEW YORK -- His speed and spunk made him a Hall of Famer. "Holy cow!" made Phil Rizzuto famous. Popular as a player and beloved as a broadcaster, the New York Yankees shortstop during their dynasty ...

“That settles it,” exclaimed many a baseball fan last week, “the Yankees will win the pennant.” What elicited this flat prophecy was a headline: DRAFT BOARD DEFERS RIZZUTO IN CLASS 3A. For months fans ...