Yankee Legend Bernie Williams Visits Bridgeport Schools

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Students at Bridgeport schools got to meet a legendary Yankee when they were visited by World Series Champion Bernie Williams as part of Arts Count Day Wednesday.

Williams, a musician and guitar player himself, joined turnaround artists and art teachers from around the area to share and engage with Bridgeport fifth grade students. Williams and the other artists performed for the students and got to engage with them for a while.

The goal of the day was to draw attention to the arts role in students everyday life. The district says improving arts education not only helps individual students, but the unification of communities as well.

A video from Williams' meeting with students at the Geraldine Johnson school showed him playing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" for the students as they sang along.

Williams payed on four World Series teams for the Yankees from 1991 to 2006. While playing for the Bronx Bombers, Williams released his first album which reached No. 3 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Chart.

His album "Moving Forward" was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2009. His number 51 was also retired by the Yankees in 2015.

Image via the Bridgeport Schools Athletics Department.