Baseball Trivia Buffs: Was Yogi Berra the inspiration for Yogi Bear??

[LeeTJ]

I'm just curious. i never really thought of it when i was younger, but lately i've been wondering.

 

[xirtam]

Hey, hey, hey...

and all those Boo Boos he makes. You might be onto something there.

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: xirtam
Hey, hey, hey...

and all those Boo Boos he makes. You might be onto something there.

it would be MORE unlikely to be just a coincidence right??

 

[Orsorum]

Smarter than your av-er-age bear!

 

[LeeTJ]

OK, i got a link for utes now.

He's smarter than your average bear.

 

[Chaotic42]

Yeah, he used to go steal the player's lunches when they weren't looking.

 

[SP33Demon]

No, he actually wasn't contrary to popular belief... I think I read this in my daily fun facts, but I know for a fact he wasn't...

EDIT: "Yet the stumpy Yogi - he got the nickname from a friend who said he resembled a yogi in a Hindu-themed movie - was most passionate about baseball." From HERE.

 

[LeeTJ]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
No, he actually wasn't contrary to popular belief... I think I read this in my daily fun facts, but I know for a fact he wasn't...

EDIT: "Yet the stumpy Yogi - he got the nickname from a friend who said he resembled a yogi in a Hindu-themed movie - was most passionate about baseball." From HERE.

i'm not sure if you understood my original post.

i wasn't saying that yogi berra was named after yogi bear. i was asking if yogi BEAR was based on Yogi Berra.

Your link says nothing to the contrary on that.

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: LeeTJ

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
No, he actually wasn't contrary to popular belief... I think I read this in my daily fun facts, but I know for a fact he wasn't...

EDIT: "Yet the stumpy Yogi - he got the nickname from a friend who said he resembled a yogi in a Hindu-themed movie - was most passionate about baseball." From HERE.

i'm not sure if you understood my original post.

i wasn't saying that yogi berra was named after yogi bear. i was asking if yogi BEAR was based on Yogi Berra.

Your link says nothing to the contrary on that.

Ahh, my bad. Yes Yogi Bear was named after the baseball player, found

HERE.