Perhaps no sport has a more lyrical bond with famous quartets than pro football.
The Fearsome Foursome. The Purple People Eaters. The Steel Curtain.
But other than the 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers, who bagged four Hall of Famers in a single draft, perhaps the most iconic quartet in history played for the most famous team in the history of team sports.
So it was with four young men who arrived in the Bronx in 1995 that the Yankees used to build a budding dynasty in 1996. Four nascent careers making it into national stardom.
In the history of our pastime, it’s hard to recall a confluence of timing and talent like that of the Yankees’ iconic Core Four, spawned by the most celebrated franchise in American history.