Same man attends both Yankee stadium openers: 1923 and 2009

[Auggie]

Watching the Home Opener at a brand-new Yankee Stadium is a once-in-a-lifetime experience - unless you're Harry Heller.

Heller was 13 years old when his brother took him, as a bar mitzvah gift, to the inaugural game in the House That Ruth Built on April 18, 1923.

Now Heller, who turns 99 today, plans to attend Opening Day at the new Yankee Stadium on Thursday - "if I'm still around," he said playfully.

"I'm all excited," the Bronxville man said in a recent interview. "Who knew that I'm gonna last this long?"

LINK: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/04/12/2009-04-12_open_seza_me_yank_fan_was_there_in_23_will_be_there_in_09.html

[joeybee12]

1. Wow! He's been to Satan's Lair twice and is still alive! n/t

[Jack from Charlotte]

2. He needed to attend the 3rd opener in '76 for that stadium....

they just tore down. There's a misconception that it had anything to do with the one Babe Ruth played in. It didn't.

[Onceuponalife]

3. That guy is awesome

I bow low to him