Bobby Richardson of Sumter has lived a life studded with diamonds – baseball diamonds, that is. After a distinctive 12-year career with the New York Yankees in their 1950's – 60's prime – a time in which he set some records that still stand – he returned to South Carolina and coached at both the University of South Carolina and Coastal Carolina University, as well as a stint at Virginia’s Liberty University. In this segment of South Carolina Focus, Richardson recalls how he chose to sign with the Yankees, his biggest thrill in baseball, and an exhibition game that built up the Gamecocks’ fan base. Sports commentator Teddy Hefner credits Richardson for his bringing the USC team into the modern baseball era, and for the sterling example he has always set for his players and others.
South Carolina Baseball Hero Bobby Richardson Still Follows His Teams
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New York Yankees great, and Sumter, S.C. native, Bobby Richardson poses with a portrait from his playing days.
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Richardson especially likes the placement of his likeness in this stylized Yankees logo – in the bottom right corner, next to Babe Ruth.";
