Bobby Richardson joined the New York Yankees at the age of 19. Over the next
twelve years, Bobby played in more than 1400 games while the Yankees were winning American League pennants in nine of his
first ten years.
Named the Most Valuable Player in the 1960 World Series (still the only player
from a losing team to be so named), Bobby still holds numerous World Series records, including runs-batted-in in a game,
runs-batted in in a series and hits in a series. He also holds the record for having played in 30 consecutive World Series
games.
Bobby finished as runner up to Mickey Mantle in the voting for American League
MVP in 1962. He was a member of seven American League All-Star teams and won five consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove awards.
After retiring from the Yankees at the age of 31, Bobby became the baseball
coach at the University of South Carolina. In 1975, his team complied a record of 51-6, losing to Texas in the final game
of the College World Series.
After having also coached at Coastal Carolina College and Liberty University,
Bobby stepped down as Athletic Director at Liberty in 1990. He is still active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and
served for ten years as the president of Baseball Chapel. Bobby recieved many honors over the years including two honorary
doctorates, and the prestigious Golden Gavel Award from Toastmaster International.
Bobby and his wife, Betsy, live in Sumter, South Carolina.
