Editing Yogi Berra (section)

==Honors==
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===Military===
During World War II, Berra served in the Navy as machine gunner participating in the D-Day invasion and earned a [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Distinguished Unit Citation]], two [[Service star|battle stars]] and a [[European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Yogi was military hero before a baseball star|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/yogi-berra-had-decorated-military-career-too/c-151195348|access-date=2021-10-11|website=MLB.com|date=September 23, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

===Major League Baseball===
Berra was elected to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in {{bhofy|1972}}, on his second ballot.<ref>{{cite web |title=Berra, Koufax inducted amid star-studded Class of 1972. |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/inside-pitch/berra-koufax-inducted-amid-star-studded-class-of-1972 |author=Murray, Janey |work=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum}}</ref> That same year, his No. 8 was retired in 1972 by the Yankees, jointly honoring both Berra and [[Bill Dickey]], his predecessor as the Yankees' star catcher.<ref>{{cite web | title = Retired Uniform Numbers | publisher = Baseball Almanac | url = http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats10.shtml | access-date = September 22, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070429152947/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats10.shtml | archive-date = April 29, 2007 | url-status = live }}</ref>

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On August 22, 1988, Berra and Dickey were honored with plaques to be hung in [[Monument Park (Yankee Stadium)|Monument Park]] at Yankee Stadium. Berra's plaque calls him "A legendary Yankee" and cites his most frequent quote, "It ain't over till it's over". However, the honor was not enough to shake Berra's conviction that Steinbrenner had broken their personal agreement; Berra did not set foot in the stadium for another decade, until Steinbrenner publicly apologized to Berra.<ref>{{Cite news | title = George Steinbrenner Realized He Had To Apologize to Yogi Berra | last = Friend | first = Harold | agency = Bleacher Report | url = http://bleacherreport.com/articles/470484-george-steinbrenner-realized-he-had-to-apologize-to-mr-berra | date = September 22, 2010 | access-date = September 22, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923170750/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/470484-george-steinbrenner-realized-he-had-to-apologize-to-mr-berra | archive-date = September 23, 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref>

In 1996, Berra received an honorary doctorate from [[Montclair State University]], which also named its own campus stadium [[Yogi Berra Stadium]], opened in 1998, in his honor.<ref name="about">{{cite web | title = About Yogi | publisher = Yogi Berra Museum | url = http://yogiberramuseum.org/about-yogi/ | access-date = September 22, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923141809/http://yogiberramuseum.org/about-yogi/ | archive-date = September 23, 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref> The stadium is also used by the [[New Jersey Jackals]], an independent minor league baseball team that has also paid homage to Berra by never issuing his jersey number, 8, to anyone.<ref>{{cite web | title = About Floyd Hall Enterprises | publisher = New Jersey Jackals | url = http://www.jackals.com/content.asp?ID=17 | access-date = September 22, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150910044514/http://www.jackals.com/content.asp?ID=17 | archive-date = September 10, 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref>

In 1998, Berra appeared at No. 40 on ''[[The Sporting News]]'' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Baseball's 100 Greatest Players: No. 40, Yogi Berra |magazine=[[The Sporting News]]|date=April 26, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050413232529/http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/100/index-40.html |archive-date=April 13, 2005 |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/100/index-40.html}}</ref> and fan balloting elected him to the [[Major League Baseball All-Century Team]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The All-Century Team|website=[[MLB.com]]|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_history_moreinfo.jsp|access-date=February 15, 2007|archive-date=January 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119065808/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_history_moreinfo.jsp|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[The Athletic]]'' ranked Berra at number 43 on its "Baseball 100" list, compiled by sportswriter [[Joe Posnanski]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Posnanski |first1=Joe |title=The Baseball 100: No. 43, Yogi Berra |url=https://theathletic.com/1597072/2020/02/13/the-baseball-100-no-43-yogi-berra/ |magazine=[[The Athletic]] |date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>

On July 18, 1999, Berra was honored with "Yogi Berra Day" at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]. [[Don Larsen]] threw the [[ceremonial first pitch]] to Berra to honor the [[Don Larsen's perfect game|perfect game]] of the 1956 World Series. The celebration marked the return of Berra to the stadium. On that day, Yankees pitcher [[David Cone]] threw [[David Cone's perfect game|a perfect game]] against the [[Montreal Expos]],<ref>{{Cite news | title = Yankees celebrate 10th anniversary of David Cone's perfect game | last = Ackert | first = Kristie | newspaper = New York Daily News | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/07/19/2009-07-19_yankees_celebrate_10th_anniversary_of_david_cones_perfect_game.html | date = July 18, 2009 | access-date = September 18, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090921193208/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2009/07/19/2009-07-19_yankees_celebrate_10th_anniversary_of_david_cones_perfect_game.html | archive-date = September 21, 2009 | url-status = live }}</ref> only the 16th time it had ever been done in [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] history.<ref>{{Cite news | title = For Berra Family, Day Is Also Perfect | last = Bondy | first = Filip | newspaper = New York Daily News | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/berra-family-day-perfect-article-1.848125 | date = July 19, 1999 | access-date = September 24, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925113855/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/berra-family-day-perfect-article-1.848125 | archive-date = September 25, 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref>

In 2005, Berra received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#sports}}</ref> In 2008, Berra was inducted into the [[New Jersey Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite news | title = Gala planned for New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees | last = O'Connor | first = Julie | newspaper = [[The Star-Ledger]] | location = Newark, New Jersey | publisher = New Jersey On-Line LLC. | url = http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/gala_planned_for_new_jersey_ha.html | date = May 4, 2008 | access-date = December 2, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120113052515/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/05/gala_planned_for_new_jersey_ha.html | archive-date = January 13, 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref>

Berra was the inaugural recipient of the [[Bob Feller Act of Valor Award]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.radioiowa.com/2013/10/15/first-winners-announced-for-the-bob-feller-act-of-valor-award/ | title=First winners announced for the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award | first=Dar | last=Danielson | date=October 15, 2013 | work=Radio Iowa | publisher=[[Learfield IMG College|Learfield News & Ag]] | access-date=January 9, 2021 }}</ref>

===Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center, and Yogi Berra Stadium===
In 1998, the [[Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Yogi Berra Museum | publisher = Yogi Berra Museum | url = http://www.yogiberramuseum.org | access-date = November 29, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110210062634/http://www.yogiberramuseum.org/ | archive-date = February 10, 2011 | url-status = live }}</ref> and [[Yogi Berra Stadium]] (home of the Montclair State University baseball team and formerly home to the [[New Jersey Jackals]]) opened on the campus of [[Montclair State University]] in [[Upper Montclair, New Jersey]]. The museum is the home of various artifacts, including the mitt with which Yogi caught the only [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]] in World Series history, several autographed and "game-used" items, and nine of Yogi's championship rings.<ref name="about" />

[[File:Yogi Berra.jpg|thumb|upright=.75|Berra in 2000]]
Berra was involved with the project and frequently visited the museum for signings, discussions, and other events. It was his intention to teach children values such as sportsmanship and dedication on and off the baseball diamond.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Yogi Berra Will Be A Living Legend Even After He's Gone | last = Posnanski | first = Joe | newspaper = [[Sports Illustrated]] | volume = 115 | issue = 1 | pages = 64–68 | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1187819/index.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110630151046/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1187819/index.htm | date = July 4, 2011 | archive-date = June 30, 2011}}</ref>

On October 8, 2014, a break-in and theft occurred at the museum, and several of Berra's World Series rings and other memorabilia were stolen.<ref name="usatoday1">{{cite web | title = World Series rings stolen from Yogi Berra Museum | last = Foss | first = Mike | newspaper = USA Today | url = http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/10/police-are-offering-5000-for-information-about-the-yogi-berra-museum-robbery | date = October 9, 2014 | access-date = October 19, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141019071518/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/10/police-are-offering-5000-for-information-about-the-yogi-berra-museum-robbery | archive-date = October 19, 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref>

===Presidential Medal of Freedom===
On November 24, 2015, Berra was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] posthumously by [[President Barack Obama]] in a ceremony at the [[White House]] attended by members of Berra's family, who accepted the award on his behalf.<ref>{{cite web | title = Yogi Berra, Willie Mays are recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom | author = Boeck, Scott | newspaper = [[USA Today]] | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/11/16/yogi-berra-willie-mays-are-recipients-of-presidential-medal-of-freedom-president-obama/75889844/ | date = November 16, 2015 | access-date = November 16, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117151225/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/11/16/yogi-berra-willie-mays-are-recipients-of-presidential-medal-of-freedom-president-obama/75889844/ | archive-date = November 17, 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=NBC>Phil Helsel – [http://www.aol.com/article/2015/11/24/obama-honoring-spielberg-streisand-and-more-with-medal-of-freed/21272337/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-sb-bb%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D-40526639 "Obama honoring Spielberg, Streisand and more with medal of freedom,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125221354/http://www.aol.com/article/2015/11/24/obama-honoring-spielberg-streisand-and-more-with-medal-of-freed/21272337/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-sb-bb%7Cdl3%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D-40526639 |date=November 25, 2015 }} ''NBC News'', November 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-25</ref> At the ceremony, the President said: "Today we celebrate some extraordinary people. Innovators, artists and leaders who contribute to America's strength as a nation." Celebrating Berra's military service and remarkable baseball career, Obama used one of Berra's famous "[[#"Yogi-isms"|Yogi-isms]]", saying, "One thing we know for sure: If you can't imitate him, don't copy him."<ref name=NBC />

===USPS stamp===
On July 1, 2021, the [[United States Postal Service]] officially issued its Yogi Berra commemorative stamp outside of Berra's museum. Berra is only the 30th baseball player to have his picture on a stamp, and he is the first player to appear on a USPS stamp in nine years. Berra is also the first player since [[Lou Gehrig]] in 1989 to receive an issuance all his own, where a great majority of those stamps have been part of multiplayer "issuances".<ref>{{cite news | title = With Baseball Stamps, It Ain't Over Until the Rights Issues Clear | last = Neyer | first = Rob | newspaper = The New York Times| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/02/sports/baseball/yogi-berra-stamp.html | date = July 2, 2021 | access-date = July 2, 2021}}</ref>