Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player, Manager and Coach. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. He was an All-Star for 15 seasons and compiled a .285 batting average, hit 358 home runs, and drove in 1,430 runs. He played for the New York Yankees from 1946-1963 and the New York Mets in 1965. He was a 10-time World Series champion as a player (a record that will probably never be broken), a 3-time World Series champion as a coach, and a 3-time American League Most Valuable Player. He also holds the all-time record for shutouts caught with 173. Yogi caught Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. In Game 7 of that same series, Berra hit two home runs off Don Newcombe as the Yankees prevailed to win the series with a 9-0 triumph. Although Berra was primarily used as a catcher, he was ironically playing left field in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series when Bill Mazeroski hit the famous walk-off home run over the left field wall, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates the championship with a 10-9 victory. As a manager in 1964, Berra was involved in the famous "harmonica incident" with Phil Linz on the team bus during the August pennant race. The Yankees had just lost four straight games to the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, and the throwing and shouting incident made national headlines. In addition to 1964, he also managed the Yankees from 1984 to 1985 and also managed the Mets from 1972 to 1975. Yogi had a highly publicized feud with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner after Steinbrenner fired him 16 games into the 1985 season. In a self-imposed exile, Berra vowed that he would not return to Yankee Stadium as long as Steinbrenner ran the team. Steinbrenner apologized 14 years later and the pair finally reconciled. Berra was also known for his colorful sayings such as "it ain't over til it's over," "when you come to a fork in the road, take it," and "90 percent of the game is half mental." His number 8 (along with Bill Dickey) was retired by the Yankees. Yogi Berra proved that you don't necessarily need a formal education to succeed in life; he quit school after the eighth grade and made important contributions in the military (World War II) and as a player, manager, and coach in professional baseball. Yogi's sons also made a name for themselves in professional sports, although not to the extent of their famous father. Dale Berra (named after Dale Mitchell, who made the final out in Don Larsen's perfect game two months before Dale was born in 1956) played eleven seasons as a Major League infielder. Tim Berra was a Baltimore Colts return specialist. Larry Berra played briefly in the New York Mets organization. Yogi Berra died of natural causes at age 90 in September 2015 and was interred with his wife Carmen, who had passed away the previous year. In December 2015, President Barack Obama posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.