He always considered himself a teacher first, but to millions of sports fans, Bob Sheppard would become known for his work as public address announcer, most notably for the New York Yankees and football’s New York Giants. His road to those jobs was quite interesting.
After earning his degree in speech education in 1933, Sheppard began his career as a teacher, ultimately landing a job at alma mater, St. John’s University in New York. Then his country called him and he serve in the U.S. Navy in World War II.
After the war, he returned to St.