The front: A very yellow card. I may be the only one but I
like yellow baseball cards.
The back: Berra has said that hockey was actually his
favorite sport. His dad, Yogi Berra, played street hockey as a youth.
The player: Perhaps because of his well-chronicled cocaine
problem, Berra never lived up to either his father’s precedent or his own
high-profile prospect status (he was drafted 20th overall in 1975).
In 853 games with the Pirates, Yankees and Astros, he hit .236 with 49 HR and
278 RBI.
The man: Berra got off drugs in the 1990s and went into the
construction businesses. Now with brothers Larry and Tim, he co-owns LTD
Enterprises, which manages the brand image of their late father.
My collection: I have 23 of his cards, from 1979 to 1986. I
would be interested in trading for 1983 Fleer Stamps #NNO.
Brother Tim appears on a 1975 Topps card with the Baltimore Colts.
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