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Reggie Jackson called Yankee Stadium public address announcer Bob Sheppard the “voice of God.” Mr. October was on to something there, Sheppard’s voice was as big as old Yankee Stadium. Sheppard died at age 99, just three months shy of 100.
Shepperd was the greatest p.a. announcer who ever lived and his simple, elegant style — [...]

Sheppard gives thanks for place in history – yankees.comBob Sheppard, the voice of Yankee Stadium from 1951 to 2008, has officially retired at age 99. He does not believe that he will be able to regain the stamina to handle duties as public address announcer. In addition to the 3+ hours of baseball, he had [...]

Voice of Yankee Stadium May Be Done – The TimesBob Sheppard, voice of Yankee Stadium since 1951 (Joe DiMaggio’s final season, Mickey Mantle’s first) is retiring according to his agent. However, Shepherd has denied that he is retired in an update to the original story that broke earlier on Wednesday afternoon.
Shepherd will not be [...]

Rather than put together a huge link dump on the final game at Yankee Stadium, I’ll just point to the newspaper sites Yankees coverage.
Yankees – The TimesYankees – NY Daily NewsYankees – NY Post
A few thoughts:
No Bob Sheppard today
The last game should have been scheduled for the day, not at 8:05 p.m. Of course, [...]

Good Sheppard – The SunP.A. announcer Bob Sheppard is still not well enough to resume his duties at Yankee Stadium for tonight’s All-Star game. He has been the p.a. announcer since Joe DiMaggio was playing center and Mickey Mantle was playing right in 1951. I am hopeful he can resume his duties in time for [...]

All Is Well: The Voice Is Coming Back – The TimesI just learned the voice of Yankee Stadium, Bob Sheppard, is not well and will not be back until mid-season at the earliest. I hope so. I’m supposed to go up there during the summer and I cannot imagine not hearing Shepherd over the loudspeaker. [...]