A lesson in forgiveness from the Yogi-Steinbrenner feud

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Lindsay Berra spoke with 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim about the destruction of nine of her grandfather's World Series Championship rings, and how a feud between Yogi and former New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner came to an end.

This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Jon Wertheim reported on the story of Tommy Trotta, a thief who worked with a crew to loot millions of dollars' worth of artwork and sports memorabilia from museums over a span of 20 years.One of the most brazen and heartbreaking heists involved the theft and destruction of nine World Series Championship rings and two MVP plaques that belonged to Yogi Berra, the legendary player and former manager of the New York Yankees.

'Yogi Berra vowed to never return to Yankee Stadium while George Steinbrenner was in charge until Steinbrenner apologized. And for over a decade, Yogi Berra didn't set foot in Yankee Stadium. In 2002, 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon interview Yogi Berra and asked him if the decision made him mad. 'Well, I wouldn't say I wasn't mad,' he told Simon laughing. 'I said, 'I'll never go back to Yankee Stadium again.

 

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