02-21-2006, 09:44 PM
[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 4]One heck of a fly-fisherman too![/size][/green][/font]
[size 6]Curt Gowdy[/size]
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Born: [url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/730/000106412/"][#000000]31-Jul[/#000000][/url]-[url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/918/000105603/"][#000000]1919[/#000000][/url]
Birthplace: [url "http://www.nndb.com/geo/274/000081031/"][#000000]Green River, WY[/#000000][/url]
Died: [url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/934/000106616/"][#000000]20-Feb[/#000000][/url]-[url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/891/000110561/"][#000000]2006[/#000000][/url]
Location of death: [url "http://www.nndb.com/geo/754/000081511/"][#000000]Palm Beach, FL[/#000000][/url]
Cause of death: [url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/364/000069157/"][#000000]Cancer - Leukemia[/#000000][/url]
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: [url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/234/000069027/"][#000000]Radio Personality[/#000000][/url], [url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/180/000068973/"][#000000]Journalist[/#000000][/url]
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Voice of the Red Sox
Military service: US Army Air Corps
Prominent American sportscaster, his career began in 1944 broadcasting on KFBC in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was the radio voice of the New York Yankees (1949-51) and the Boston Red Sox (1951-66). After radio he worked for all three major television networks, covering football, baseball, basketball, and the Olympics. Notable among these were 13 World Series, 16 MLB All-Star games, 12 Rose Bowls, and the infamous "Heidi" game. For ten years he was host of baseball's Game of the Week on NBC, and for fifteen years host and producer of the American Sportsman on ABC, for which he won six Emmys. He was awarded a Peabody in 1970, the first sportscaster to receive that honor. Other awards include the Ford C. Frick Award (Baseball Hall of Fame, 1984) and the Pete Rozelle Award (Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1993). Curt Gowdy State Park near Cheyenne is named for him.
Wife: Jere Gowdy (m. 1949, until his death, three children)
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[size 6]Curt Gowdy[/size]
Born: [url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/730/000106412/"][#000000]31-Jul[/#000000][/url]-[url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/918/000105603/"][#000000]1919[/#000000][/url]Birthplace: [url "http://www.nndb.com/geo/274/000081031/"][#000000]Green River, WY[/#000000][/url]
Died: [url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/934/000106616/"][#000000]20-Feb[/#000000][/url]-[url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/891/000110561/"][#000000]2006[/#000000][/url]
Location of death: [url "http://www.nndb.com/geo/754/000081511/"][#000000]Palm Beach, FL[/#000000][/url]
Cause of death: [url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/364/000069157/"][#000000]Cancer - Leukemia[/#000000][/url]
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: [url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/234/000069027/"][#000000]Radio Personality[/#000000][/url], [url "http://www.nndb.com/lists/180/000068973/"][#000000]Journalist[/#000000][/url]
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Voice of the Red Sox
Military service: US Army Air Corps
Prominent American sportscaster, his career began in 1944 broadcasting on KFBC in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was the radio voice of the New York Yankees (1949-51) and the Boston Red Sox (1951-66). After radio he worked for all three major television networks, covering football, baseball, basketball, and the Olympics. Notable among these were 13 World Series, 16 MLB All-Star games, 12 Rose Bowls, and the infamous "Heidi" game. For ten years he was host of baseball's Game of the Week on NBC, and for fifteen years host and producer of the American Sportsman on ABC, for which he won six Emmys. He was awarded a Peabody in 1970, the first sportscaster to receive that honor. Other awards include the Ford C. Frick Award (Baseball Hall of Fame, 1984) and the Pete Rozelle Award (Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1993). Curt Gowdy State Park near Cheyenne is named for him.
Wife: Jere Gowdy (m. 1949, until his death, three children)
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