BYB HAS FOUND BABE RUTH

Well, not exactly, but it's damn close.

 

(In Photo: Willis Gardner)

This past Monday night at Gallagher's Steak House there was alittle contest, the Babe Ruth look-a-like contest. The winner was Willis Gardner who looks damn close to the real Babe Ruth.

According to Sports Illustrated, Gardner is a true Ruth fan.  Here's a quote from him: "My love of The Babe started in 1991 when I was an extra in a TV series called 'The Babe Ruth Story,' filmed here in Ohio," Gardner said. "I went to Cooperstown later that year, and as soon as I walked through the door, somebody shouted 'The Babe is back.' ''

Gardner recently appeared before World War II veterans in Wisconsin. Asked what he did [for a living], he said: "Just looked like the Babe." (Read more about it HERE.)

You have to love this guy, but look, it's not only him. There were some other Babe Ruth look-a-likes below. All were contestants at Gallagher's Monday night.

(In Photo: Michael Sellazzo of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Tommy Shine of Bayonne, N.J., and Kevin Tracy of Brooklyn)

I'm obviously a huge Ruth fan and I love the whole history of that time with the Yankees. So for me, this story sits just right. Way to go Willis Gardner.

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