Hometown Heros

[g_vezina_c55]

For me in canada it is not a beaseball player. It is a hockey players .. born and death in my town. Every years i go to the cimetery to see his tombstone.

[tedzan]

I grew up in Hillside, NJ (1945 - 1965)......we lived on Concord Place. Two blocks away, on Westminster Avenue, lived the Phil Rizzuto family.
Phil would drive down our street on his way to Yankee Stadium.

We always knew it was Phil because he was the only one in our neighborhood who drove a tiny 1953 Nash Metropolitan 2-seater convertible.
Phil would often stop and talk with us kids. A really friendly and talkative guy.

Needless to say, I became an avid Yankees fan. Fast forward to 1984, I'll share with you a nice story about Phil....which I will post later.





TED Z

[Cardboard Junkie]

Scooter's scooter? (Ted, if you can would like to hear your opinion on the Magee/Magie thread below this one titled "Compare the Names" Whatchathink? Dave.

[tedzan]

David

That indeed was the Scooter's 4-wheeled "scooter". In fact that car entered into the conversation Phil and I had in the story I'm about to tell you guys.








April 1984....I was at the ticket counter at Newark Airport for a flight to Chicago. In front of me was Rizzuto. I started the conversation reminiscing about the old neighborhood.
He thanked me for asking about his wife, Cora....and, that he still attends to his garden and flowers. They lived in a beautiful ivy covered English Tudor house. And, I asked Phil
if he still had his Nash Metropolitan ?

He was quite excited that I remembered it, it was one of his favorite cars. But, no....he had sold it to a vintage car collector.

Phil was flying to Chicago to do the Yankees game at Comiskey Park. We boarded the plane after a 2-hour delay. Phil invited me to sit in 1st class with him. We had a wonderful
time "Talkin' BaseBall" and reminiscing about the "good ole days" back in our neighborhood.


TED Z