Brooks Robinson 1983 Hall of Fame Induction Speech

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  • Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
  • Known as The Human Vacuum Cleaner, Brooks Robinson established a standard of excellence for modern-day third basemen. He played 23 seasons for the Orioles, setting Major League career records for games, putouts, assists, chances, double plays and fielding percentage. A clutch hitter, Robinson totaled 268 career home runs, at one time an American League record for third basemen. Robinson earned the league's MVP Award in 1964 and the World Series MVP in 1970, when he hit .429 and made a collection of defensive gems.
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Комментарии • 78

  • @brooksrathmell2330
    @brooksrathmell2330 4 года назад +39

    I was named after this man and I could not be happier

    • @anthony8385
      @anthony8385 3 года назад +2

      The question is, can you hit a ball like this man?

    • @brooksrathmell2330
      @brooksrathmell2330 3 года назад +3

      @@anthony8385 no way

    • @anthony8385
      @anthony8385 3 года назад +1

      @@brooksrathmell2330 lol

    • @teleguy8722
      @teleguy8722 Год назад +3

      Me too, Brooks Robinson Yundt. I've got a picture of him holding me when I was a baby.

  • @philippesauvie639
    @philippesauvie639 11 месяцев назад +13

    RIP Brooks Robinson. The greatest third baseman ever to play the game.

  • @petercro3070
    @petercro3070 2 года назад +16

    I grew up in a rough neighborhood,walking distance from Memorial stadium,fatherless. Brooks Robinson was my role model. I became a pharmacist and sold drugs legally. The Human vacuum has changed so many lives for the better. I was one of them,forever grateful.

    • @mouchiecat1
      @mouchiecat1 11 месяцев назад +5

      Congratulations for working so hard to achieve your goals.

    • @SaundersE5
      @SaundersE5 Месяц назад +1

      @@mouchiecat1you are awesome!

    • @mouchiecat1
      @mouchiecat1 Месяц назад

      @@SaundersE5 I think you’re the one who’s awesome for working hard to achieve a goal that gave you a better life. God bless you & your family

  • @felixmadison5736
    @felixmadison5736 8 месяцев назад

    May you RIP Brooks Robinson. The best third baseman I've ever seen or ever will see. A real gentleman and a great human being. The world could use more men like Brooks Robinson. May God bless the Robinson family.

  • @LoyalRaiderFan
    @LoyalRaiderFan 6 лет назад +54

    baseball has not seen many classier human beings than Brooks Robinson.

    • @Lava1964
      @Lava1964 4 года назад +6

      Humanity has not seen many classier human beings.

    • @LoyalRaiderFan
      @LoyalRaiderFan 4 года назад +7

      @MANCHESTER UNITED what...does this have to do with anything regarding this video?

    • @htinal
      @htinal 4 года назад +5

      @MANCHESTER UNITED People have been saying that since 1970. When a "sport" has idiots like Neymar faking injuries all the time, it won't happen here.

    • @jamesd2128
      @jamesd2128 3 года назад +1

      @M Is there anything more pathetic than a soccer troll ?

    • @michaelmelen9062
      @michaelmelen9062 2 года назад +3

      Very true. Brooks Robinson & Johnny Unitas are two adopted sons of Baltimore, both legends in their sports, and with an influence far beyond athletics. Class all the way. They both made their fans proud to be fans. I never much liked Jim Palmer (because he beat the crap out of the Yankees, my team) but I would include him in that pantheon. Good guy, great dedication, great bond with his adopted city. Class.

  • @billysikes1374
    @billysikes1374 11 месяцев назад +1

    We will miss you forever #5

  • @SaundersE5
    @SaundersE5 Месяц назад

    Total class .

  • @ckaydw
    @ckaydw 4 года назад +16

    Brooks Robinson has all ways been my number one favorite baseball player of all time. He is such a wonderful , kind, and amazing man. God Bless Him and his Family. Love you Brooks Robinson No. 5

  • @alecosfan
    @alecosfan 11 месяцев назад

    Let's Win this World Series for #5. #ThankYouBrooks

  • @josephmcfarland8442
    @josephmcfarland8442 10 месяцев назад +1

    Rest In Peace Mr Oriole, You were Beloved here in Baltimore

    • @SaundersE5
      @SaundersE5 Месяц назад

      You were beloved in the hearts of all baseball fans #5.

  • @bufnyfan1
    @bufnyfan1 Год назад +4

    Brooks Robinson met his wife, Constance Louise "Connie" Butcher (0:53) on an Orioles team flight from Kansas City to Boston in July 1959, where she was working as a flight attendant for United Airlines. He was so smitten with her that he kept ordering iced teas from her until he got the courage to ask her for a date. She was born in Canada and they married in Windsor, Ontario (right across from Detroit).

  • @ianward776
    @ianward776 11 месяцев назад +1

    RIP Human Vacuum Cleaner

  • @kevindonahue847
    @kevindonahue847 3 года назад +5

    The rarest of the rare, a gentle and humble hero.

  • @80srocker67
    @80srocker67 4 года назад +6

    Pride of Little Rock Arkansas!!!!

  • @buckeyechuck4064
    @buckeyechuck4064 3 года назад +7

    I met him at a charity event and he went out of his way to introduce himself to me. Can you imagine? He got up from a couch and said "Hi, I'm Brooks Robinson." All I could think was "yeh, I know.. After hearing this speech I wish I had more time to talk to him and listen to him. What a humble person.

  • @PSEBULA
    @PSEBULA 11 месяцев назад +2

    One of the greatest to ever play this game. A class person in every way!! I went to college with his children and played rugby with Brooks Jr.

  • @dennyluster3089
    @dennyluster3089 3 года назад +6

    I have met many past and present Major League Baseball players and I can honestly say that Brooks Robinson was the most kind and cordial player that I have ever met. He left a positive lasting impression.

  • @ericlarsen4050
    @ericlarsen4050 Год назад +2

    16 gold gloves as a 3rd baseman. A record that may never be broken. Brooks is the greatest third baseman of all time along with Mike Schmidt.

    • @kennethcurtis1856
      @kennethcurtis1856 11 месяцев назад

      I was fortunate to watch Robin Ventura play. He was a great 3rd baseman, also.

    • @Michael-hq1iq
      @Michael-hq1iq 11 месяцев назад +1

      brooks robinson was quoted as saying that harold "pie" traynor was the best 3rd baseman ever. look it up

  • @bethmcavoy8062
    @bethmcavoy8062 5 лет назад +11

    I was there that day , half the city of Baltimore drove that 6 hour drive to Cooperstown to honor Brooksie.

    • @tclane1277
      @tclane1277 4 года назад +1

      I Was There As Well...

    • @rickterps
      @rickterps 2 года назад +2

      My dad and I are holding the 'Baltimore's Own Hoover' sign. Went to the Hall of Fame game vs. St. Louis. Drove there over night from B-more in a Chevy Chevette.

  • @thomasshull4728
    @thomasshull4728 Год назад +3

    I was so impressed by Brooks Robinson I named my son after him!

  • @ericselvig5808
    @ericselvig5808 6 лет назад +12

    The human vacuum cleaner of baseball

    • @medicmikerelf3309
      @medicmikerelf3309 4 года назад

      Baseball Is The Greatest Sport In The World, Enough said

  • @jerryjones188
    @jerryjones188 4 года назад +8

    Best Third Baseman ever, hands down. And so humble and such a class act. I am proud I was able to watch him play in person. Compare his MLB stats (not that new analytic bs) against today's players. His strikeout totals alone SHOULD shame current players. Brooks was a Man's Man on the field, and a very humble Man's Man in life.

  • @user-mv1zy8bv8i
    @user-mv1zy8bv8i 11 месяцев назад

    They don’t make em like that anymore.Brooks Robinson.

  • @mlbrooks4066
    @mlbrooks4066 Месяц назад

    Did any human being ever have more class than Brooks Robinson?

  • @googoo-gjoob
    @googoo-gjoob 4 года назад +3

    CLASS

  • @Panzersonor1967
    @Panzersonor1967 2 года назад +1

    Brooks was my hero when I was a kid. Class act.

  • @johnturner7952
    @johnturner7952 11 месяцев назад +2

    RIP Brooks Robinson

  • @leoderosia9279
    @leoderosia9279 3 года назад +1

    A real throwback great player and person, red sox fan

  • @johnstrausbaugh3472
    @johnstrausbaugh3472 4 года назад +5

    THE GREATEST 3RD BASEMAN EVER !!!!

  • @georgebulova
    @georgebulova Год назад

    Im here because he says, Nolan what??? Hahaha maybe Nolan will make the same gold gloves or maybe not. What a great player and guy.

  • @SaundersE5
    @SaundersE5 2 года назад +1

    Brooks Robinson, that’s a darn good man, the best Oriole ever, and that’s saying something.

  • @Anvanho
    @Anvanho 3 года назад

    What a moving speech. Beautiful!

  • @carlosgarcia8770
    @carlosgarcia8770 3 года назад +1

    He earned it.

  • @user-xb7hl8ls2h
    @user-xb7hl8ls2h 11 месяцев назад

    Rip Brooksie! As a child all my friends had there team and player. You were one of my friends team and player as I liked the A’s , my other friend the Reds and so on. You were amazing to watch

  • @TomWatsonB1
    @TomWatsonB1 11 месяцев назад

    What a class act. Loved so much by Baltimore and the state of Arkansas.

  • @lendrury2771
    @lendrury2771 Год назад +1

    Brooks rockin the Kmart hairpiece

  • @69Muscle
    @69Muscle 4 года назад +2

    Greatest 3rd Baseman ever. NEVER be equalled.

  • @jamespisano1164
    @jamespisano1164 4 года назад +1

    Just saw this! LoL. Brooksy!!! You DA MAN! Awesome sauce.

  • @johnhallock2710
    @johnhallock2710 2 года назад

    He was a top of the line announcer too! Brooks is one of Baltimore’s sports hero’s along with Unitas, Cal Ripken Jr., Ray Lewis, Frank Robinson. The Mt. Rushmore of Baltimore sports!

  • @arky5610
    @arky5610 3 года назад

    brooks born in my home state of arkansas

  • @jerrybrownell3633
    @jerrybrownell3633 3 года назад +1

    Some cities name streets after Brooks. In Baltimore people name their children after him.

  • @davanmani556
    @davanmani556 Год назад +2

    I feel Ron Santo was a better hitter and Graig Nettles, dare I say, a better fielder. However, Brooks was a better leader. Players from all sorts of backgrounds trusted him in the clutch. He had no insecurity on that field. Trust personified.

    • @anthonydavella8350
      @anthonydavella8350 Год назад +1

      I beg to differ. Mike Schmidt was maybe the best when you add his power numbers, Nettles didnt have 16 consecutive GG did he? He was great but no Brooks

  • @stumarston6812
    @stumarston6812 2 года назад +2

    His wife is a babe. Chicks must dig gold gloves

  • @equiplist
    @equiplist Год назад

    👍

  • @mjacton
    @mjacton 10 лет назад +5

    Clearly, ESPN in the '80s was better at setting rigid limits of time for speeches than MLB Network. I'm not sure which kind of speech is better. Even though most of us don't know high school coaches' names, it seems fitting that players be allowed to thank them by name if they want.

  • @bonsummers2657
    @bonsummers2657 6 лет назад +5

    He's about 46 years of age here, but looks 60 years old. And, his wife is super beautiful.

    • @bobtucker8705
      @bobtucker8705 5 лет назад +2

      He played a ton of games and player 100% every pitch. Thank God the great Brooks still walks the earth.

  • @mattdaggett3695
    @mattdaggett3695 3 года назад

    Nothing got by him

  • @mookie449
    @mookie449 4 года назад

    Mr. Toupee. Only worse toupee is trump's.