I was 10 years old in '77 . Still, the most electrifying performance in sports . Game 6 .

In his book Temporary Insanity, Jay Johnstone tells about the time Reggie offered him some help with his connections with car rental people at the airports. Jay thanked him and Reggie said "I don't have many friends but I can do wonders for them." Jay initially thought Reggie was kidding but afterwards he realized Reggie was being sincere while finding some sadness and loneliness in those words.

I quit watching major league baseball when Reggie retired. Nobody could bring excitement to the game like he could.

Love him or hate him. He was the first black Yankees superstar. He is the reason why a lotta black people are Yankees fans. Yankees was the symbol of hip hop for decades because of Reggie Jackson.

Reggie’s performance in game 6 is the definition of being in the zone

I never realized how Reggie grew up, rejected by his mother and all the racism... plus his dad was a bootlegger. That helps explain the bravado but beneath all that was a thoughtful, intelligent man. And he was such a gifted athlete.

Thanks for posting this. Reg-gie was my favorite baseball player. He was the definition of clutch and made many memories for many people.

Reggie put fans in the seats. He was a part of many playoff teams. He made a great interview. He won.

The 1972-1974 Oakland As are my all time favorite baseball team.

1st game at Yankee stadium I saw him hit back to back HR with Oscar Gamble. He was a great player. Wish they'd bring back the Reggie Bar.

It was only 3 years old in 77 I remember Reggie More for his afternoon TV show teaching kids how to play baseball 😁

The only thing that sucks about this segment of sports century, is that they took a ton of time before showing him in an oakland uniform. Except for the quick shot of him sitting with his back facing on the dugout steps. He was a superstar before playing for NY. Before coming to the yankees, he was a 3 time world series champion, an allstar, an mvp, a world series mvp, all playing for oakland.

I look back at those 3 home runs in the 77 WS when I was a 12 years old in awe and so privileged that I witnessed it and he (and Billy Martin) were on my team i once loved.

Fun fact: Reggie Jackson is the only member of the 500 home run club who never had back-to-back 30 home run seasons.

Reggie wrote in his autobiography that he successfully stole 17 out of 20 bases attempted in one season, I think 1977. He seemed very proud of that.

13:20 “10 years later, Reggie would’ve popped the guy one.” Love it🤣

what a story... from very difficult beginnings! I grew up in the 70's and Reggie Jackson was probably the first ball player I ever admired. I can remember that 77 World Series when I was 8 years old and just really starting to be able to understand and follow sports. Reggie was one of the great personalities that made that era what it was, not only in sports but in life.

He and Sugar Ray Leonard were my first sports idols. Mr. October!!

Mad respect for Mr Jackson!

I remember as a 13 year old kid watching that battle that seemed to go on forever between my then hero Reggie & Bob Welch in the 78 WS. I loved the entire series but that strikeout is the one thing that's never left my memory.

The most beautiful thing in all of sports is to see REGGIE JACKSON hit a home run.

Like if you've ever eaten a Reggie Bar!

The first Baseball star I ever heard of was Reggie Jackson....

He will ALWAYS be my favorite Baseball player! ALWAYS!

One of the best that ever played the game . Thanks Reggie for all the memories . I seen them all Mr . October

He’s the straw, the drink, the glass, the coaster, the napkin, the bartender, the bar, the street the bar is on, the neighborhood the bar street is in….he is the Bronx. He is New York. Enjoy your weekend, folks!

The play in the Yankees /Dodgers WS where Reggie was caught between first and second base and was hit by the throw and then advanced to second base was one of the greatest wtf moments in baseball. It was hilarious seeing Tommy Lasorda yelling at the umpire saying "He's gotta get outta the way!!" And the umpire countering with "Where do you want him to go??"

Is it true that Reggie got the moniker "Mr. October" because a reporter asked Thurman Munson about a game or a play and Munson replied "go ask Mr. October over there, he's the guy who you should be asking"...

The only time I’ve ever rooted for the Yankees.

Reggie was the most clutch baseball player ever!

Reggie would beat the $#!+ out of scrawny Martin.

Reggie started and ended his career in Oakland, yet he went into the HOF as a Yankee. He did have a great 5 years there, but I would have thought he’d go in a an A.

My favorite player ever.

The WS was a gathering of teenage friends, a must watch event. Reggie was the most clutch hitter of his time. What I didn’t know until recently is that he had the best 5 minutes of BP before game 6 1977 WS which he hit 22 of 25 (might be off on exact count) into the right center seats. He was dialed in. I thought he was the best in my time.

Show Off but he backed everything up.

It is patently moronic for anyone to claim Reggie isn't a true HOFER, a first ballot HOFer. It's clear he didn't see the man play. So many people forget that when Reggie came to NY he was already a 8-yr veteran with 3 rings and 5 division titles, a league MVP and a WS MVP in his pocket. Go watch Reggie play in those first playoff seasons with the A's. He had above average arm talent (and played center field originally). He ran the bases like Pete Rose, with his hair on fire. Against DET in the Division Series, 1972, he stole, 2nd, 3rd, and home. He had great speed in those early years. Way above average speed. He could get you 30 steals a season. He hit for power (he averaged 35 homers his first 6 seasons) AND average (above .300 his first full 5 seasons). He drove-in ribbies. He was badly injured (severe right hammy tear) in the '72 playoffs against DET, which impacted his speed eventually. Reggie couldn't bring all those early tools to NY. So he sacrificed average for power, which is exactly what the Yankees needed. All I'm saying is that if you saw Reggie play early in his career, you'd understand how prolific he was as a ballplayer. He could literally do it all. Those first 10 seasons, however, took a toll on his body. The pace was too grueling and he had to sacrifice some things to remain a superstar in the game, and I think he made the right sacrifices. I grew up watching Reggie play in Oakland. He's one of the greatest all-around players to have ever played the game, and those swingin' A's ('72-'74) were one of the greatest teams in baseball history. The skill they possessed was off the charts. They played great defensive ball. Before games they would play hand-eye-coordination games to keep themselves sharp. It was an amazing team with which to grow up.

Charlie Finley was ahead of his time in many respects. Night baseball. The orange baseball. But he had two major faults which ended the A's dynasty before its time. He was a cheapskate, #1 and would not reward his best players. #2, he didn't how to market the team. He thought if a team won it would draw fans. During the A's 3 straight Championships and 5 straight division titles, they averaged only 10k fans a night, which is embarrassing. As the Levi-Strauss family showed in 1980, when they took over the A's, marketing is what drives attendance. That 1980 team had over 2 million fans, which is 25k fans per home game, and that was a .500 team. They had great commercials with Billy Martin and crew. Look up Billy Ball commercials on KZfaq. They are hilarious.

Nobody will ever do what reggie did. 3 straight home runs on 3 straight swings in the world series to 3 different parts of the park. Clutch city baby. Mr October legend brash but could back it up .

That incident in the dugout between reggie and billy martin would have ended ugly for billy if the players and coaches would not have restrained him.

There's been no other. Mr. October. The best

Wow reggie seems like a very coool guy

I had the misfortune of only being 9 when Reggie retired. But I seem to recall how popular he was. Same with Mike Schmidt and Hank Aaron. Was too young to enjoy.

In my lifetime, I have to say there was no baseball player who could strike fear in the hearts of pitchers the way Reggie did during the 1970s. He wasn't gonna win a batting title. But he could hit and he wasn't gonna hit 60 home runs but he could hit home runs. He wasn't gonna steal 100 bases but he could steal a base, especially when he was young. He wasn't the most popular player in ways but yet he was in fact the most popular player of the 1970s if you looked at how many people knew Reggie. He was one of those guys who they loved him or hated him but everyone even non baseball fans knew who Reggie Jackson was. Reggie fought with everyone. The media, his managers, his team owners, his teammates. He didn't care. He was one of those guys that if he didn't happen to be a great baseball player, would have probably ended up left for dead in a dark alley somewhere. He was racist, he was foul mouthed, he was arrogant, he was cocky. All those things made many people hate him. At the same time there was no moment in a baseball game ever that intimidated him. There was no player during his era who had more confidence in himself or his ability. While he may not give his best effort on a day in day out basis which upset many of his managers. He was the guy those same managers would admit they wanted at the plate with the game on the line. The things that made him poplar with those who loved him was the fact that Reggie had this knack of seeming to be able to elevate his game to another level in the biggest moments in the game of baseball. If the game was a non-televised game in mid-season. Reggie may go 0/4 with 3 strike outs and play half hearted defense. He may play that way 4 out of 7 days a week. But it was those other 3 days a week or 2 days a week when a game was on National Television or when a game was close in the late innings. It was as if someone woke up a sleeping giant. Reggie could seem totally as if he was dogging it as a everyday player at times. He could seem to have no interest in the game he was playing in or what was going on around him. But you let Reggie come to bat in the 8th inning of a tie game with a man in scoring position and it was as if someone just woke up a giant. That was when Reggie was gonna suddenly become like a man who could hit any pitch thrown. It was amazing how he seemed to suddenly focus and get the job done when it mattered most. The fact was there was just as many baseball fans who would say they didnt like him as there were fans who would say they loved him. But the bottom line is no matter if they liked him or hated him, when Reggie came to the plate they all stopped what they were doing to watch him. He had that kind of drawing power about him. Everyone wanted to see him perform. Because even if he was gonna strike out he was gonna strike out in a way that was different than the other hitters. Everything Reggie did was big. He was in many ways like Babe Ruth in the early 1900s. In the 1970s there was no power hitter more well know than Reggie and when he made contact the ball seemed to make a sound like a cannon being fired when it came off his bat. I'm not making that up. You just knew that Reggie had talent that was on a different level He just didnt always use it. Reggie if he stayed motivated and never dogged it or sulked in the regular season, could have easily had some 50 home run seasons. He also would have probably finished his career with 600 plus home runs. He also could have hit for a much better career average and you only need to look at his time with the Yankees. When the guy was motivated and wanted to show you he could do anything he wanted the guy showed he could hit .300. But when he was sulking over wanting a new contract or unhappy about whatever he could hit below .200 as he did in 1981 as a way of letting management know if he wasnt getting what he wanted then he wasnt giving his all. That is the only negative about his playing career. But through the good and bad, Reggie was one of the most exciting celebrity athletes in my lifetime and if the internet was around in the 1970s, Reggie would be like a modern day Lebron James.

That critic is crazy. Reggie had 1702 RBI'S...kilebrew had 1584

Reggie Mattingly and Jeter my three favorite players

Let’s just take a minute to appreciate the line “The Yankees flew like bickering eagles into the World Series.”

I always thought Reggie Jackson was a much taller man until I saw the picture of him standing next to Shohei Ohtani in a photo. I think his larger than life personality has something to do with it. Even though I grew up as a Dodgers fan, he was one of my favorite players. I also never realized the hardships he went through. I wish him peace and happiness in his retirement.

Still love Reggie. He was even good as a broadcaster with Earl Weaver, and Don Drysdale. I can’t believe he was denied a chance to own the A’s.

I never "liked" the Yankees especially George Steinbrenner, however, he said the greatest quote about Reggie Jackson; Steinbrenner said 'There isn't enough mustard in the world to 'cover' that 'hot dog.' "

“I must kill the queen”

That weak toss Reggie hipped away was perfect. Russell snaps off a crisp throw, no controversy.

Further evidence here of the staggering stupidity and turpitude of journalists. Reggie had more talent than every journalist in the world combined. ESPN makes me want to vomit, but Reggie was great. Billy was a drunk and a hothead. Reggie had more talent in one finger than Martin ever had. Saw Reggie play many times. What was “unforgivable” in Reggie was how smart he was. He made the Yanks champs, and when he left, the Yanks reverted without him to mediocrity.

The other players were jealous of Reggie!

I think Reggie's peak as an all-around player was during the Oakland A's dynasty years of the early-mid 70's. (When he got to the Yankees he was honestly an average defensive player at best--often a liability in the OF.)

So back then they questioned Reggie being in the HoF. I wonder how they feel about Harlod Baines, Ron Santo and other ok players being in the HoF.

40:10 Reggie was a 14 time all star, an MVP, he won 5 world series rings with 2 WS MVP awards.. And this guy has a problem with him being in the hall? Jesus SMH..

Mr. October. legend.

I loved Reggie but hated the Yankees. Reggie was a great one.

Anyone have Johnny Bench, Sparky Anderson, Steve Carlton or Carlton Fisk episodes????

Reggie was not insecure or lonely. How do you think a great ballplayer that he was, a Black man would feel and seem when White ballplayers and White writers would criticize him on every chance they would get.

did we skip 1967-68?

Philadelphia greatest baseball player.....

Reggie signed for 2.96 million when he came to NY. That breaks down to a little under 600k per year. Now I know that amount was worth a lot more in 1976, but even with inflation it's nowhere near what they pay even average or less players today...it's seems almost quaint by comparison.

Its the truth is not my opinion...i liked that at the end jajajajja

Mr October no44

Reggie Reggie Reggie

I was in Kansas City when Reggie and all those great players came there and they were always in the cellar until they moved to Oakland and then won three World Series in a row lol. They fought like hell but you could tell they were great they just didn’t show it together until Oakland. But I don’t like to watch documentaries anymore on black players because they’re going to spend all the time talking about Jim Crow and feeling sorry for themselves as if nobody has ever had it tough. I don’t even bother to tell anyone the troubles I’ve seen in wars and cancer killing people and molestations. I look in the bright side.

Every White person who spoke about him pushed the league wide perception that he had mental issues. They never said he was the way he was as a man because of the racist foundation of our country, and racists who still thrive from it today. Not one. We all survive and now live!

Reggie 100% Oakland ❤ !!!

“He's BLACK and he is in NY.” WTF does that mean? Fkg It's the mid 70s, NYC was completely integrated. He is not playing in AL or MS. The media is the problem with everything. Sport. Politics. Entertainment.

It's ironic that Reggie beat up on the Dodgers the way he did. He was so close to signing with them in 1976.

Little Common Sense !!!!! They Skip Alot, But Not Speaking On 1978 & Back To Back World Series !!!! Stay Strong....Peace

I feel bad that he went through racism. …I feel it into today’s world as a Christian and a white male because of the teaching in schools

Reggie Jackson

"..insecure, unhappy and lonely human being..." Hey, join the club!

well he was the straw

Are his baseball cards valuable?

@6:23 Is Reggie being serious, or is he just bullshittin us? I can't tell..

And we have to belive the white reporters! No way!

Too bad he had to deal with the racism bs the league had back in the 70s. Today he would be on every commercial but America didn’t want that back then. Busch league!!

Sport Magazine Wrote Some B.S. About Reggie B 4 He Got To Yankee"s, That Sneaky F**k Robert Ward Does Not Say The Story About The Straw That Stir"s The Drink Was Interviewed In A Bar WELL INTO THE NIGHT !!!! & Ward Was Famous For Getting These Krazy Interview"s While Ward Himself & Alot Of Player"s Had 1 To Many, & That Don"t Say Much About Ward, WHO CONSTANTLY Had 1 To Many & Alot Of His Interview"s Were Done 1 -2 - 3 a.m. On A Bar !!!! If Ya Really Know,...Not Good Resamay For Sports Writer !!!!

White reporters always putting word in to the players mouth! And the way they talk about the black players! People without talent! Love Reggie!

Loved Reggie Jackson but...That candy bar SUCKED.

Him and micheal wilbon favor

Too bad being a millionaire he's so focused on race.

It's unfortunate but HATERS WILL HATE - I always saw Billy Martin as a bigot/racist - Jealousy is an ugly Beast.

Yankees don't win any championship wightout Reggie! In the 70's

I hated Reggie Jackson. I liked Billy Martin more.

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My favorite player ever!

Should’ve been a Yankee till he retired