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Durango53
02-20-2006, 02:47 PM
Just came out that Curt Gowdy has died.

I feel greatest voice that called a baseball game. Goodby to the Wyoming Cowboy.
Baseball Guru
02-20-2006, 02:53 PM
Damn.. :(

:rip:
yagsy
02-20-2006, 03:59 PM
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5345790

Legendary sportscaster Gowdy dies at 86
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Associated Press
Posted: 20 minutes ago



Curt Gowdy, one of the signature voices of sports for a generation and the longtime broadcaster for the Boston Red Sox, died Monday at 86.

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Famed sports voice Curt Gowdy called 13 World Series in his storied career. ( / Associated Press)
He died in Palm Beach after a long battle with leukemia, Red Sox spokeswoman Pam Ganley said.

Gowdy made his broadcasting debut in 1944 and went on to call 13 World Series and 16 All-Star games.

In 1951 Gowdy became main play-by-play voice on the Red Sox broadcast team. He left the Red Sox in 1966 for a 10-year stint as "Game of the Week" announcer for NBC. He was also the longtime host of the "American Sportsman" series.

"He's certainly the greatest play-by-play person up to this point that NBC sports has ever had," NBC Universal Sports chairman Dick Ebersol said Monday. "He literally carried the sports division at NBC for so many year on his back. ... He was a remarkable talent and he was an even more remarkable human being."
yagsy
02-20-2006, 04:01 PM
When did he get that old? :nope: It doesn't seem that long ago that he was calling the World Series and All Star Games.
Durango53
02-20-2006, 04:53 PM
One year as a play by play guy for the Yankees (one year) Then for the Red Sox for 15 years. Professional and college football and 9 Super Bowls, 14 Rose Bowls, 8 Olympic Games and 24 NCAA Final Fours; and hosted ABC's long-running American Sportsman series.
Rockin Robin
02-21-2006, 09:03 AM
I just read about it this morning and came here to post it.

:rip: :(
Chisox73
02-21-2006, 05:43 PM
One year as a play by play guy for the Yankees (one year) Then for the Red Sox for 15 years. Professional and college football and 9 Super Bowls, 14 Rose Bowls, 8 Olympic Games and 24 NCAA Final Fours; and hosted ABC's long-running American Sportsman series.

I don't think that we'll se that kind of resume anytime soon.

RIP Curt Gowdy:(