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Joe Namath on Yogi Berra: 'I was a little kid' around him

The late, great Yogi Berra was a larger-than-life persona who even left fellow New York sports superstars like Joe Namath in awe.

The former Jets quarterback joined the long list of A-listers who mourned the death of Berra at the age of 90 by professing his admiration for the baseball and Yankee legend.

"There will never be another — there’s one Yogi Berra," Namath told the Daily News Wednesday, recalling what it meant for him to be in the presence of the baseball and Yankee icon.

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“I don't have a favorite memory other than saying I was in his company, met him, shook hands with him, talked with him, and each time I was like a little kid.