Goodbye, No. 1: The death and funeral of Billy Martin | Eyewitness News Vault 

One of the best managers in baseball history, period!

Went to high school with Billy Jr. Met his dad several times. Wonderful and sweet guy

People love real people. The man was flawed, who isn't? The man had passion, who doesn't? The man achieved things most of us never will, but he was just a man, with passion and flaws, anything is possible.

I will never forget this I was 11 years old and I was playing with my new toys near the tree when my Father put the news on and we heard what happened 😢

Okland A's FAN in 1980 -92 the best !! Thanks dad for the memories!!😊

I want to go back to this simpler time,....

Billy Martin belongs in The Baseball Hall Of Fame for managers. Billy was the one driving according to Yankee history.

R.I.P Billy. R.I.P. MLB from the past.

One of the most tragic moments of history I didn't know him but he had a huge impact on my life even after he was gone

This is the Eyewitness news crew I remember when I was still living in NYC. Also remember when Billy died of the car crash.

Still remember when he was guest announcer at Wrestlemania 1.

One of the best in baseball rip billy

I remember this night well.

WOW WHEN THE NEWS WAS REAL ... MISS YOU BILLY 1

A drunk, a hot head... he was glorious!

Yankees won the 1977 World Series with the late Billy Martin

It’s hard to believe he would be 94 now.... time moves way too fast.

I remember this well

Of course, Billy Martin’s death wasn’t the only major story that dominated the news on Christmas Day 1989; Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena were executed (under him, the country was denied celebrating the holiday for decades).

What a Man! What a mighty fine man ⚾️⚾️⚾️

Kaity Tong ❤

Back when baseball was baseball and the United States were still united.

Katy Tong moved from WABC to WPIX WB 11

I remember this Christmas

Was this Christmas Night 1989 and if so was it the 6PM or 11PM News(although the 11 PM News was delayed as ABC had a Monday Night Football Game that night)

Remember those newscasters ,David Navarro and Jim Dolan are still there, Kaity Tong is on another local channel, whatever happened to Greg Hurst and Marc Steven's? Remember of course Billy Martin, he was a train wreck, sadly.

He lived life the way i wished I did

RIP

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

He is missed .

Norman Rose doing the voice-over at the start, right?

Lol Kaity Tong couldn’t introduce herself?

Billy didn’t punch that Doggy… but he was driving when he crashed HIS pick up truck that killed him.

Did Reggie Jackson attend the funeral?

Yooo, Kaity Tong hasn't aged

🕯️

Billy Martin fired from The Yankees too many times

Don't drink and drive

Seems like a troubled guy. Thank god the drunk driver’s car didn’t kill any innocent bystanders.

I want to see a clip when Kaity fills in for Bill Beutel so I can hear Roz Abrams say “the news continues now with KAITY Tong!”

One gets the impression this was a drunk driving accident.

John 8:12 “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” King James Version (KJV) 1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” King James Version (KJV) Matthew 6:20 “But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:” King James Version (KJV) Mark 8:36 “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” King James Version (KJV) Hebrews 9:27 “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” King James Version (KJV) John 3:3 “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” King James Version (KJV)

I didn’t punch that doggie. RIP

He did have few 🍺⚾️🍺⚾️🍺

Billy was a drunk, was his whole life. It finally caught up with him.

News people are so phony.