Gil Hodges Funeral Part 1

Former Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Mets attend the funeral of Mets Manager Gil Hodges. Players include Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Ralph Branca, Don Newcombe, Yogi Berra, Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Jerry Grote, Bud Harrelson, Jim McAndrew, Duffy Dyer etc. Mayor John Lindsay, Commisioner Bowie Kuhn, Yankees announcer Mel Allen are also in attendance.

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[smokey1255]

I grew up in LA and my earliest memory of the Dodgers was when I was seven in 1955. Dad ran track with Mack Robinson, Jackie's brother, when he was a teen and spent a lot of time in the Robinson home. Consequently the Dodgers were the only team followed in our home. I knew all about Jackie of course but in 1955 I became aware of Gil and he became my other favorite "Boy of Summer." While his baseball skills were amazing, I was drawn to him because I detected a kindness and faith that shaped him.

[vivascargill1]

just breaks my heart its been 41 years

[CrackerLance]

@wiedep As of 10/24/11 Don Newcombe & Carl Erskine also survive. Both born in 1926, they are 85.

[GilHodgesFan]

Love Gil Hodges. Thanks for posting this. He was beloved in Brooklyn and was a man of great integrity and character.

[wiedep]

40 years later, of his contemporaries only yogi and ralph branca are left