Remembering Yogi Berra: Eight things to know about his life

Here is a wonderful CBS Sport article by David Brown about Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra.

Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra, one of the most popular Yankees ballplayers of any era, has died at age 90. The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Little Falls, N.J., near Berra's residences for many of the past several years, reported the news Tuesday night.

Also legendary in popular culture for his myriad "Yogi-isms" -- "unwittingly witty" sayings, the New York Times calls them -- Berra parlayed a funny and likable personality into a lifetime of goodwill.

Here are eight things to know about Berra (he wore uniform No. 8), who played for the Yankees for parts of 19 seasons, from 1946-1963, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972.

Football Time

The American football season is upon us, in fact, college football have already enjoyed the first round. I have, like everyone, my favorites and those teams I can't stand. So here, up front, I list my preferences for the 2015-2016 season.

College:

• My Dream: The Utah Utes to win the national championship.
• Reality: The Ohio State Buckeyes win the national championship.
• Wants: (1) A Texas team (Baylor, TCU, Texas A&M, or Texas) to make it to the Top Four and (2) for Florida State to crash and burn

NFL:

• My Dream: The Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl.
• Reality: The Broncos, Seahawks, or the Packers win the Super Bowl
• Wants: (1) The Kansas City Chiefs to make a deep run into the playoffs, (2) for the New England Patriots to not make it past the first round of the playoffs, (3) for the Cowboys, the Giants and the Saints to be huge flops, (4) For Peyton Manning to go out on a high, (5) Forty-Niners Aussie running back Jarryd Hayne to have a huge season, (6) for Alex Smith to have the best QB rating in the league.