Baseball Fans May Pay Respects to Legendary Yankees Shortstop Phil Rizzuto on Legacy.com

Aug. 14, 2007 – Fans of Phil Rizzuto – the Yankee Hall of Famer who helped capture 10 American League pennants and nine World Series championships – may remember the legendary shortstop in an online Guest Book created by Legacy.com, the Internet’s leading provider of online memorials and obituaries.

The Guest Book for Mr. Rizzuto, who was 89 when he passed away earlier today, may be accessed at:

http://www.legacy.com/Legacy/Guestbook.asp?PersonID=92629486. Any fan, sports writer or baseball aficionado may visit the Guest Book and add his or her condolences, or read comments left by fellow admirers or the baseball great. Entries are free and are posted after being reviewed for appropriate content. Mr. Rizzuto’s Guest Book also may be accessed through the obituary sections of Legacy.com’s 400-plus newspaper affiliates.

Legacy.com (www.legacy.com) created Guest Books for almost 1 million Americans last year, from all walks of life, including entertainment, sports, politics and music. The Guest Books of sports figures in particular draw scores of condolences and remembrances. For example, the Guest Book for NFL Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Walsh has drawn close to 1,000 entries, while the Guest Book for former taxi driver-turned-NASCAR champion Benny Parsons has garnered 2,350 entries.