happy birthday yogi!
5.12.2005
Today, one of the most enduring and beloved figures in sports turns 80.
Berra plans to spend his birthday at home with his wife, Carmen, his children and 10 grandchildren. And he'll get a phone call from his childhood pal Joe Garagiola, the catcher-turned broadcaster, who says Yogi always returns the favor on his birthday each February.
"He'll call me and leave a message on my answering machine, singing, `Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, you're catching up to me, happy birthday to you. From Yogi Berra.' He tells me who it was, like I thought it was Pavarotti or Bocelli singing to me," Garagiola said. [hartford courant]
