Yogi Berra, hall of fame catcher for the New York Yankees passed late on Wednesday Sep. 23. He was 90 years old.

Berra was an American Professional baseball player and coach. He was widely considered one of the best there was. He started playing pro baseball in 1946. He won the league’s Most Valuble Player award three times, as well as 10 championships. In all, Berra played in 14 World Series and 18 All Star Games. He is known for his unique style of leaving a finger outside his glove while catching, something later imitated by other catchers. In his later years, he coached and managed the team representing only one of six managers to lead both an American and National team to the World Series.

Berra was born on May 12, 1925 and played sports, particularly baseball as a kid with his three brothers. He also dropped out of school in the eighth grade to help his family. He earned his nickname “Yogi” from a childhood friend who said he resembled an Indian snake charmer. Later, his baseball career began to take flight, he played in the minor leagues and was originally discovered by the Cardinals who offered him less money than they normally would to anyone else, so he turned them down. Not to long after he was found by the New York Yankees.

His career that would last a lifetime was fast approaching. Little did he, or anyone else, know that it would turn him into one of the best and most  famous players in history. “It ain’t over, till its over,” Yogi

Berra.