Phil Rizzuto 1994 Hall of Fame Induction Speech

Phil Rizzuto overcame his diminutive size to anchor a Yankees dynasty, helping New York win seven of nine World Series during his 13 seasons, not counting three years lost to World War II. The Scooter was a durable and deft shortstop, skilled bunter and enthusiastic baserunner who compiled a .273 lifetime batting average. A five-time All-Star, Rizzuto was named the American League's MVP in 1950 when he excelled with a .324 average, 200 hits and .439 slugging percentage. Upon retirement, he spent 40 years as a popular Yankees broadcaster.
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[@savievere9759]

If you were privileged enough to listen to this man call a Yankee game then you know this is classic Rizutto. I miss you Phil, the voice of the Yankees

[@gmoney771981]

My father took me here to witness Scooter getting inducted . Meant the world to him. RIP pop

[@sabreeemneely]

😥 RIP.

[@vincentcautillo713]

I was born and raised in the Bronx NY in the 70s and 80s Phil Rizzuto was better than the games. I’m Italian American Phil LOVED the Yankees and Italians and was enthusiastic about showing it. He was a humble great man Who touched every Yankee fan in a special way He’s the last great “homer” announcer who was a “real regular guy “

[@davidhollingsworth1847]

I am not Italian, but I understand every single thing you said. Well said, and thank you.

[@jacob45415]

Yea he’s got some Italian ancestry

[@patzeram88]

Phil Rizzuto and Bill White and Frank Messer. I loved those guy.

[@dragonfire61]

Listening to Yankee games growing up in the '70s. Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, and Bill White. Legendary.

[@frankduci7138]

I grew up listening to Scooter in the 1980s on WPIX in Upstate NY. So entertaining. Had a grandfather very similar in personality.

[@alainjames9556]

Phil should also be in the broadcasters hall of fame. Unique. Irreplaceable;

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

Loose The IR of replaceable....

[@BobbyBoca]

Thank god I'm old enought to have listen to Phil broadcast the yankee games , He was the best at it ! Miss you Scooter...

[@carlinrulez]

Same.

[@shangrila73eldorado]

I'm recalling back in the 80's when he switched back and forth from radio to TV during the game and I'd follow him wherever he was talking...a great companion

[@stevec1989]

“And God bless this wonderful game, that they call baseball.”

[@MajorWolfgangHochstetter]

I met Phil at a Yankees 'old timers game' when he was walking up to the broadcast booth after the old timers played their two inning game; a game which Joe DiMaggio hit a homerun just inside the left field foul pole over the 301 ft sign. This was 1964. I spent a whole day making a banner which my friend, Mike Tolda and I attached to an old push broom handle. We had it rolled up at the time we coincidentally crossed paths with the man. Phil asked what the banner said, so we unrolled it. When he saw it unraveled Scooter's only response was, "Oh my God!" The banner read, "Phil Rizutto for Hall of Fame"! Now, what would make a 14 year old kid, and his 13 year old best friend walk around Yankee Stadium with that? Such was the impression the man made on us! I've been a great many places in this world, and I have been blessed with having met some truly extraordinary people in my travels. But, few memories make me smile reflectively more than that one moment from my youth!

[@sabreeemneely]

So cool John. Life is amazing sometimes.

[@ralphgarcia913]

I really enjoyed this. I grew up listening to Phil Rizzuto.

[@BaddogSports]

Grew up on The Scooter, and Bill White. LOVED those days! "Hey Mike Pagliarulo, this Bud's for you" lol

[@runawayuniverse]

The best HoF speech ever

[@michaeltobin328]

I Beg to I saw witnessed Whitey,Mickey and Cool Papa's on August 12 1974 and taped it on a cassette player...in Cooperstown .It would be great speech if he came out to the ole ballgame.jeez Unbelievable.. ☮️ Toby

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

Try 8.12.1974....Jesus all these Lameass Accolades

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

It has been a big week for the Ford's as Whitey spoke after Mickey on 8.12.1974 Gerald Ford had just gone into the White House..Mickey talked about his strike outs of 5 years of playing and not getting on base...25K attending largest turnout ever. Phildo is and also ran at best. Somebody fetch me a Cannoli in Short Order

[@Nick-NY]

Watching this 26 years later instead of watching Jeter’s induction. Love ya Scooter! See you next year DJ!

[@Soulspeaktripledeek]

Absolute best HOF speech of all time! This is great!

[@cbroz7492]

...and in the 60s with Phil, Jerry Cojeman, Joe Garagiola...and Red Barber...

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

Absolute WORST Comment of all time....Phil is a Moron...your his cousin. Whitey's first line of his is classic... "It's been a big week for the Ford's." ...Gerald had just gone into the White House. Phil is rambling...we had the best team....was he on the '61 Yankees Whitey was my father's only....Cousin

[@muficchannel]

His love for his wife, his children and grandchildren is beautiful. He was a thankful and humble man. A real hero.

[@waydebrooks8056]

Scooter is what baseball is all about. Love ya #10. Class act.

[@subwayjoefrombrooklyn4471]

I watch this when I feel down … brings me back up. God bless the soul of Phil Rizzuto.

[@gcbrown1956]

Holy Cow, what a speech! RIP Scooter. One of the great Yankees of all time.

[@dr.fritzfassbender]

"Forget it, he's rolling . . . " Best. Baseball. Hall. Of. Fame Speech. EVER.

[@jamessveinsson6006]

I could listen to these old guys all day log just get me a good Bourbon

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

What do you know about H of F speeches...same as his announcing ....Jerk

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

I should have hit Show less

[@AngelRodriguezFritoLay]

Holy Cow - you huckleberry. We loved you Scooter - enjoy your days with Cora in heaven.

[@shangrila73eldorado]

Scooter and Bill White were the best combo in my lifetime...

[@schulmantwin]

I guess I just wanted some Scooter today to cheer me up. He was such a calm, kind, lovable man, and feisty player with the great Yankees teams of the 40s and 50s. Awesome how he told the old-timers they could go back to the hotel while he'll talk to the kids!

[@nycbren64]

I miss this Man. Great memories of him growing up a Yankee fan in NYC

[@TR-vr5pz]

Tearing up in 2022 - was blessed to listed to Phil on the radio and WPIX TV over the years - the Bucky Dent HR call in Boston to win the playoff was classic - RIP Phil, be visiting the HOF soon, hope to see you and Thurman there in 2024

[@genevanamburgh4174]

My brother Bob and I were there that day and Scooter was terrific , I could have listened to him all day even though it was very hot and we had no shade. Phil was honest and comical and it was the best speech I’d ever heard . Loved The Scooter and now that he’s gone I’d like to say Thank you Phil you were the greatest RIP Sir ⚾️

[@jbfonfrias9133]

When you're growing up a Yankee fan since you're 10 (I'm 68 now), there's no way you cannot absolutely love & enjoy Phil in the booth. I'll never forget a Yankee favorite of mine named Sanchez getting a clutch hit & Rizzuto busting out with "c'mon Celerino" as he ran the bases. They'll never be another Scooter". Rest in Peace old friend, congrats & thanks for everything !

[@Jimtimpop]

Everytime I watched a Yankee game with Rizzuto announcing I felt like I was watching the game with my grandpa. I never wanted it to end!! The best!!!

[@edreilly928]

A True Yankee # 10 The Scooter One of The Best.!

[@sportsvideos4929]

Phil Rizzuto=Legend

[@moelarrythecheese4507]

I am the farthest thing from a Yankee fan but I listen to the old Yankee baseball games on you tube just to hear Rizzuto. He was the best play by play man ever. Loved the guy.

[@UFGator1972]

This man was an American treasure! Great player, broadcaster, and human being... yup, and funny as well.

[@peterjb1957]

What a great down to earth man. Tells it how it was and is. Wish more people talk from the heart. Great speech phil. Your in heaven!

[@ernestpassaro9663]

A little guy that got the most out of his ability!

[@ernestpassaro9663]

Nothing phony about him rip Phil rizzuto

[@francoiscabanis2644]

We are a better country with baseball as the national past time.

[@richardingrassia4276]

I used to love it when he would call out people's birthdays in the middle of a fly ball. He was the best

[@stevepomeroy-rockin-pa-realtor]

The BEST sports announcer of ALL TIME. No one could KEEP YOU LISTENING to the game like the Scooter.

[@jamessveinsson6006]

Uecks too.

[@dme1016]

Harry Caray was actually better, wuth the Cubs, bcuz he kept Wrigley rocking with his singing & antics. I'm a Yank fan since '65, so Rizzutto is my boy, but, he mostly talked sbout everything BUT the game.

[@KSmall109CAB]

Even is the Yankees were losing badly in a game you kept listening if he was the announcer. The Yankee teams in the mid to late 1960s lost a lot of games but Rizzuto kept the games entertaining.

[@KSmall109CAB]

@@dme1016 If you remember those Yankee teams between 1965 and 1969 there really was much game-related stuff to talk about! The 1965, 1966, and 1967 teams were pretty bad. The 1968 and 1969 teams were mediocre. Rizzuto's antics kept things interesting.

[@dme1016]

@@KSmall109CAB Yeah, but stories about Mantle, canolis, & his wife, got old. Plus, Phil was usually on the Turnpike by the 8th inning. I don't recall exactly, but I couldn't imagine him staying around for double-headers. But, I liked him SO MUCH better than that Trump ass-kisser Vin Scully, who didn't want anyone else in the booth for Dodger games.

[@Dansharley51]

What a wonderful man. And he loved his Cora!

[@josephmazzotta8813]

Thank God for # 10🙏

[@sportsmedia25]

Delightful man. He was a classic

[@msquaretheoriginal]

So many of these Hall of Famers are gone now...But Scooter showed the world what broadcasting baseball is all about. The action is only part of it. The stories, the side conversations, the banter between two or more old friends, that's what makes the games entertaining. Also, with Phil it was all real. That's him up there, not an act.

[@vinceedwards3978]

Phil Rizzuto is a fixture of my youth, until my grandfather turned me onto the Mets!!! BUT I loved his Holy Cow calls on plays!!!

[@baseballhall]

He was the first mystery guest on the television premiere of What's My Line in 1950. Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto was born 97 years ago today.

[@CoryRitterbusch]

Not until 1994. Surprising.

[@superfanstb]

Solid shortstop, even better announcer. Loved listening to the Scooter; I truly miss him.

[@michaelmelen9062]

He's also the only Major League ballplayer to be in the Hall of Fame and win a Grammy! Paradise by the Dashboard Light. Classy guy, and a wonderful person. I met him and Cora in Baltimore years ago. They could not have been nicer.

[@danlivni2097]

What year was Phil born, cause i remember after he passed in 2007 one of his kids mentioned he was 2 or 3 years older then his listed birthday.

[@Zobin211]

Best wife tribute ever begins at 13:59.

[@joet.plumber3771]

“New Guinea” “I thought I’d see a bunch of Italians there.” You couldn’t dare say that today! What a treasure he was. Greatest sportscaster to entertain fans for years to come!

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

The Big Dago....Joe D.

[@raterNAZ]

That new guinea line, holy cow!

[@josephdiaco6364]

Out of all the things, it’s awesome how much he lived his wife.

[@juliewarrington4247]

Want a great speech. Never laughed so much.

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

NO MF WAY IMPOSSIBLE That your an IDIOT of greater magnitude than the PHILDO I Demand A Rim Job from your INANE comments.. Want Laughs.... Try this: What's the definition of an ETERNITY? The time in between when I come & You GO. Or PHILDO shuts the fuck up

[@andrewnunez5680]

What a treasure. Amazing man. Would have loved to have sat with him and just talked to him.

[@habyss]

Holy Cow I think he's gonna make it.

[@cambonious23]

This a great speech for baseball historians. It’s very detailed, and I’m sure in his own way, that was his intention.

[@1Cruzer4u]

The Best

[@richardtoplitsky5143]

As a child I remember hearing Phil rizzuto on wpix

[@michaelcrockette3881]

what a wonderful human being. miss hearing Rizzuto, Messer and White.endless laughs.

[@TheBatugan77]

Phil would meander like this during games. Best announcer I ever heard!

[@tomb4575]

He understood the difference between radio and TV.

[@clydeb7713]

Meat Loaf tribute to scooter, Paradise By The Dashboard Light.

[@samiam261]

When people were real, and had a sense of humor.

[@grantk932]

Amen

[@thomasshean7549]

I had the pleasure of meeting Phil at a store opening. He called me a huckleberry. RIP. Phil.

[@robertcamilleri8613]

The Scooter was a spectacular player. A great broadcaster and an exceptional person. The best acceptance speech of any Yankee . Thank you for your service to our country. Rest in Peace Phil. You will be loved forever.

[@KTF0]

11:01 (Talking about the Dodgers) "It's unfortunate we'd beat them every year, we let them win one or they were going to leave town and they left town anyway" My man Phil could've been a standup.

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

Really....He stands up alright...as he is Defecating from his mouth. F...idiot introducing his son's wife....ohhh K Fuc...OUTAHERE

[@tektoniks_architects]

There will never be another one like Phil. Forever missed.

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

Let's hope not...introducing his extended family...His son's wife...unbelievable Howard Cosell was correct a bigger JERK than himself

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

Pray there NVR is another PHILDO....Idiot to moron...

[@MaidensWorldOfWax]

One of greatest players who ever put on a uniform.

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

YOU CANNOT BE MF.....SERIOUS

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

Sure Is.... A Straight-Jacket....Wax yer wanker on Dhat. Your both Phildo's...he has 8 pages of material...matching his cannolis & I.Q. you both have the same thing in common you can spell I.Q....maybe

[@bocajrs7628]

I remember seeing an interview with Ted Williams in which he was asked what player made the Yankees so hard to beat. He said it was Phil Rizzuto.

[@SD-th9sp]

From a long time Red Sox fan, my dad (a life long Yankees fan) loved Phil Rizzuto. I love the line “God bless this wonderful game that they call baseball.” I feel the same way.

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

PHILDO is within Hailing Distance of becoming a Red Sox fan listening to this INANE Jerk off. How his wife was built & introducing his son's wife...Mental Illness to any Tard that is amused by his room service antidote ...unfucking believable

[@nickycha8428]

I love Phil! He was such a humble and compassionate person

[@Brooklyn3955]

Met fan here, but grew up with Rizzuto and Bill White in those days when the Yankees were on WPIX. Still remember his "This Buds for you!" when a Yankee would hit a home run. Miss those days of Kiner, McCarver, Scooter, and White. Simpler days indeed.

[@spotter121877]

It was always special getting to listen to The Scooter calling Yankees games back in the day.

[@AngelRodriguezFritoLay]

I miss those days

[@derekdoubleut]

I was at this event and this is the best HoF induction I've been at

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

1;1???

[@steveehrlich6009]

The best natural speaker in history. So organically relatable. First time I've seen Cora.

[@charlesdemelia6322]

Hysterical 😭 PureGenius 🌹 Beautiful 🌹🙏⚾️🙏🌹

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

Absolutely True When you press MUTE on the Phildo Your comments may just have me root for the Red Sox....I'd rather his $$ Store commercials and take out the loan from a Shy Sooo Chuck go order some Grits from room service in Richmond, California while your giving his son's wifey what's her name a Holely Cow rim job.

[@Breeder333]

Thanks Scooter.

[@patrickgray5633]

Scooter was a classic.

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

Phildo take PHILDO out of the Hall I Don't care if he NEVER comes back

[@jameshudson169]

he had me at new guinea! well, before that really.

[@flipflopmcgurt3403]

Bench & Yogi on the same stage. Insane. Greatest HOF speech ever ...

[@hoopsheavenpa]

I ❤ Scooter

[@johnmichaelfoy1]

So great. Loved every minute of this.

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

what's his son's wife's name....." I get in trouble when I open my My Mouth" What a jerk....yah BOTH of you

[@enriquedomingueziglesias5035]

Felicidades para ud maestroal ser elegido para el .Hall of Fame and Museum,bendiciones para ud,7;56PM,7/22/2018/,Raleigh,NC.

[@mohammedcohen]

He was my favorite Yankees announcer...

[@ErikD71]

Phils nephew was my art teacher in grade school and years later i met phil and got his autograph but with the volume of fans never got to tell him I knew his nephew, always bothered me lol

[@death2pc]

He was thankfully part of a time I so miss.......................

[@josephmarknatuzzi6356]

Wonderful his speech touched on my own challenges with ADHD. Especially starting from back to the beginning. Plus a few spooner's and malapropism. Abbott and Costello, only trust guy with a vowel at the end of his name. Love the way he talked about his wife saying your trapdoor is always open. Never thinks before he speaks. The poverty in baseball back then leaving your neighborhood was like going to the moon and finally how he calls people Huckleberry including his granddaughter. Gratitude Family Friends Relatives and everyone who ever loved the New York Yankees. My father was in New Guinea during WW2 and the notion he be met by a bunch of Italian's was 😂 hilarious.

[@josephmarknatuzzi6356]

What sobriety means to me recalling my wonderful times in Little League Bless you Tucker and Mike

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

THANK-YOU....my father would literally Groan listening to this marginal talent Yankee. Introducing his son's wife ....WTF I already forgot her name. Now I'll forget the Jerk got in on a Special Ballot. As Dad would say..." He's Stinking Up The Place" If I were George S. I'd BAN this MF ....Idiot from Yankee Stadium...or the USA....F...it the Earth

[@mattmallecoccio8378]

I knew Clete too! I used to sit and listen to Clete Boyer at his restaurant, The Hamburger Hall of Fame.

[@melD0217c]

I thought that 29 minutes would be too much to listen to, but I loved every second of it.

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

29 F......seconds was Too Much....Special Ballot = Special Bus to get him to F....The Holy Now....& leave.

[@mattmallecoccio8378]

RIP Phil and Cora. Love you huckleberries

[@tomb4575]

This is incredible. What a wonderful life. He met the love of his life because he substituted when Joe D didn't want to go. Even the ballplayers are enjoying this.

[@moviemaniac9518]

Gonna get one of these flies

[@carnevil5740]

My first Dog was named after you Phil "Scooter"

[@billsmith5985]

Two blocks behind the spectators, is a creek running out of Lake Otsego which is the source of the Susquehanna River, the longest river in the east.

[@rickdadick3220]

The best!!!

[@sjang816]

when I was a kid the mets were the team the way the yankees were in the 90s. plus the yankees were horrible..not to me tho. pags and rags, winfield randolph, rickey, and the reason I started playing, donnie baseball. in hindsight that's a strong team! but I remember tim mccarver calling met games kind of plain and on channel 11 rizzuto calling yankee games with his holy cow and sense of humor. that's what made me first love the yankees. he's got his wits about him and timing like a standup comedian in his prime here! r.i.p scooter, forever missed

[@tomb4575]

I always wanted to have Scooter and Kiner broadcast a few innings together it would have been a hoot.

[@ExclusiveLM]

I listened to The Scooter, Bill White and Frank Messer as the Yankees announcers all throughout my childhood. But, The Scooter Rizzuto rarely talked about the game when he was announcing. Now I know why. He wasn't there to announce. He was only there to mention restaurants to get free meals. Go figure.

[@mikeandrews2851]

He was the one who would stick up for Reggie. He loved him like I did.

[@Coingeek1]

23:56 “No don’t take a drink!” LOL

[@dme1016]

Harry Caray used to lead Take Me Out To The Ballgame durung the 7th-innung stretch. Rizzutto was usually on the Turnpike heading home by the 7th inning.

[@johnsumner6185]

Who else thought this was an ad for The money store?

[@ExclusiveLM]

Thank God there was no lightening during this Hall speech because the Scooter would have run out to his car and would have been racing across the George Washington Bridge before the end of the ceremony !

[@MarquisdeSuave]

The only way this speech would have been better is if Rizzuto said something in support of The Money Store.

[@LDehaut]

Man, I didn't know this player, but he's so funny. I know him by name only.

[@josephmazzotta8813]

They named a street in Glendale ny for # 10.

[@flipflopmcgurt3403]

The amount of talent on that stage. Jesus.

[@user-hg2ws5dt1p]

I did'nt see Jesus on Stage....Only a player that does NOT have the talent to be in the Hall I'd take a leak on his ....I'll drink another coffee & defecate thinking of this Idiot & you fans of this stupidity. H of F Yankee's Inducted come alive when no one is there & call him Rim Job....