Freddy Schuman Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

Schuman died at the age of 85 at Lenox Hill Hospital on Sunday, October 17, 2010, after suffering a heart attack the previous Friday night. In a tribute, the Yankees displayed some of his memorabilia and held a moment of silence prior to Game 3 of the 2010 American League Championship Series.

College basketball and football teams whose games Schuman had been known to attend and promote include the Manhattan College Jaspers, the Fordham University Rams and Lady Rams, the Columbia University Lions, the Princeton University Tigers, and the Cornell University Big Red. In 2008, Freddy was spotted at the New York Giants parade in New York, commemorating their Super Bowl XLII victory.

Schuman can be briefly seen in a baseball themed MasterCard commercial that aired during the 2007 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby. He can also be seen for a few seconds near the end of House of Pain’s 1992 music video for their hit single “Jump Around”. Schuman claimed his tickets circa 2003 were sponsored by Modell’s Sporting Goods. After his death in 2010, Schuman can be seen briefly in a Nike Boom commercial, featuring Craig Robinson and Robinson Canó.

Freddy Schuman (May 23, 1925 – October 17, 2010), better known as Freddy Sez or Freddy “Sez”, was a New Yorker and supporter of the New York Yankees, known for his activities in promoting the team and encouraging fan participation.

Schuman was born on May 23, 1925, and was a resident of The Bronx for most of his life. When he was 9 years old, he suffered an accident during a stickball game, in which he lost the use of his right eye. From about 1988, until his death, he was an unofficial promoter for the Yankees.