Playbook's Stadium 50 -- Significant moments in North American stadium history
Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium, 1990
Nelson Mandela speaks.
Just months after his release from 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela spoke at Yankee Stadium to more than 70,000 people while wearing a Yankees cap and jacket. He even said "I am a Yankee.'' That was a great moment in a season that saw the Yankees finish last, lose their own no-hitter, and owner George Steinbrenner receive a lifetime ban. Ahhh, those were the days.
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