Meet Tommy Trotta: the thief who stole Yogi Berra, Roger Maris and Carmen Basilio memorabilia [Video]

There may be no honor among thieves but there are some ground rules. Among them: don’t steal what you can’t turn around and sell. A gang of burglars from Pennsylvania learned this the hard way. Over the course of two decades, they snuck — and smashed— their way into a string of hallowed sports venues and small museums throughout the United States…making off with championship rings, jewel-studded belts, and dozens of trophies. But they couldn’t fence their loot on the shadowy sports memorabilia market without catching too much attention. So what DO you do once you’ve lifted Yogi Berra’s World Series rings? Tonight, the theft ring’s mastermind—having come clean to the authorities and served some time—gives up the game to 60 Minutes.

Here he is. Perhaps not the guy you’d cast as the lead in a heist movie. Tommy Trotta on a family pilgrimage to the Baseball Hall of Fame. But he wasn’t just making memories that day….he …