Waite Hoyt

The Truth About Babe Ruth

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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LINCOLN, Neb., April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today is a major milestone for Yankees ace pitcher and Babe Ruth buddy Waite Hoyt – even though Hoyt's been dead for almost 40 years. His memoir, "Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero" (University of Nebraska Press) arrives in bookstores nationwide and on Amazon.

Key Points: 
  • LINCOLN, Neb., April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today is a major milestone for Yankees ace pitcher and Babe Ruth buddy Waite Hoyt – even though Hoyt's been dead for almost 40 years.
  • Often remembered as "Babe Ruth's best friend," Hoyt was a staunch keeper of the Great Bambino's flame.
  • "Babe Ruth was so misunderstood and misrepresented by so many," Hoyt wrote.
  • Hoyt continued: "I saw Babe naked many times, and his chest was as thick as his stomach.

Late Yankees Ace Publishes New Memoir

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Monday, March 18, 2024
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LINCOLN, Neb., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The first of April, 2024, will be a big day for a late, great man. Waite Hoyt of the 1927 New York Yankees will release a new book: "Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero." (University of Nebraska Press) His memoir!

Key Points: 
  • LINCOLN, Neb., March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The first of April, 2024, will be a big day for a late, great man.
  • Waite Hoyt of the 1927 New York Yankees will release a new book: "Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero."
  • Waite Hoyt was not only the ace pitcher of the 1920s Yankees, but he was also an incredible storyteller who left behind eight boxes of notes, writings, interview transcripts and memoir attempts.
  • Waite Hoyt (1899-1984) pitched twenty-one Major League seasons and led the Yankees to three World Series championships.