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Bob Sheppard Dies
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Bob Sheppard, the renowned Voice of Yankee Stadium whom Reggie Jackson once called "The voice of God" for his intonations as public address announcer, has died at home in Baldwin. He was 99.
He died peacefully, surrounded by family members, early this morning, said his youngest son, Chris.
Sheppard, a former college football quarterback and later a speech teacher at St. John's...
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