!!!!ORIGINAL: Larry Smith
Yogi Berra was a famous football coach, back in the 1960's or 1970's; I can't remember which team.
Yogi Bear was a cartoon character, and rumor has it the character was named after the coach, but I don't know if that is true or not. I've never seen a photo of the coach, so I have no idea what he looks like. Might be why the bear had the fedora, collar and tie all the time.
Yogi Beara was a Hall-of-Fame baseball catcher for the Yankees, and subsequently manager of the Yankees and the Mets.