2001 Death Dick Schaap, sportscaster/writer, Flashing Before My Eyes, dies at 67 1998 Death Harry Caray, sportscaster for the Chicago Cubs, dies at 77 1997 Death Jerry Doggett, sportscaster (Bkln/Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 80 1996 Death Mel Allen, sportscaster (New York Yankees), dies at 83 1996 Death Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, oddsmaker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at 76 1995 Death Brian Smith, British sportscaster, dies 1995 Death Howard Cosell, sportscaster (Monday Night Football), dies at 77 1993 Death Wayne Mack, sportscaster/actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at 68 1992 Death Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies at 84 1992 Event Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires 1991 Event NFL sportscaster Paul Maquire suffers a heart attack at 53 1990 Event CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger 1989 Event New York Yankees announce that Tom Seaver is their new TV sportscaster 1989 Death Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster, dies at 52, "He shoots, he scores!" 1985 Death Bob Prince, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), dies at 68 1984 Death John Facenda, sportscaster (NFL Action), dies at 72 1984 Death Theo Koomen, Dutch sportscaster, dies in auto-accident at 54 1982 Death Red Smith, sportscaster (Pulitzer, Fight Talk), dies at 76 1981 Death Barend Barendse, Dutch sportscaster, dies at 73 1979 Death Gene Kelly, sportscaster (Sportsreel), dies at 60 1975 Death Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49 1973 Death Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65 1971 Death Bill Stern, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights), dies at 64 1962 Death Ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60 1960 Birthday Steve Lyons, born in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen John Lyons, nicknamed 'Psycho', baseball player, outfielder, third baseman, television sportscaster, played with Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball team, known for oddities, such as playing hangman and tic-tac-toe with his spikes 1959 Birthday Chris Collinsworth, NFL wide receiver/TV sportscaster 1958 Birthday Bart Connor, gymnast and sportscaster 1984 Olympics gold 1957 Death Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies 1955 Birthday Chris Berman, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, sportscaster, nicknamed Boomer, anchor for Sunday NFL Countdown, Baseball Tonight, and other ESPN and ABC Sports shows 1953 Birthday Roy Firestone, sportscaster, Life's Most Embarrassing Moments 1953 Event Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees 1952 Birthday Bob Costas, born in Queens, New York, sportscaster/talk show host, Later 1952 Birthday Lynn Swann, NFL receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and sportscaster 1951 Birthday Jayne Kennedy, Washington D.C., sportscaster, CBS, actress, Body and Soul 1949 Birthday Ahmad Rashad, Bobby Moore, NFL receiver for the Minnesota Vikings/sportscaster 1949 Birthday Steve Busby, born in Burbank, California, baseball player, sportscaster, starting pitcher, played for Major League Baseball team Kansas City Royals 1949 Birthday Joe Theismann, NFL quarterback, Redskins, sportscaster 1949 Birthday Dan Dierdorf, NFLer, sportscaster, Monday Night Football 1949 Birthday Phyllis George-Brown, born in Denton, Texas, Miss Amer, 1971, sportscaster, CBS 1948 Birthday Bryant Gumbel, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, sportscaster/TV host, Today Show 1947 Birthday Steve Stone, born in Cleveland, Ohio, sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1946 Birthday Greg Gumbel, sportscaster, CBS TV, WFAN 1945 Birthday Al Michaels, Brooklyn, sportscaster, ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football 1945 Birthday Jim Palmer, New York City, Oriole pitcher/sportscaster/jockey underwear salesman 1944 Birthday Ron Swoboda, baseball outfielder/sportscaster, New York Yankees, New York Mets 1943 Birthday Emerson Boozer, NFL running back, New York Jet, sportscaster 1943 Birthday Marv Albert, New York City, "Yes!" sportscaster, NBC-TV, back biter 1942 Birthday Dick Butkus, Chicago, NFL hall of fame linebacker, Bears, sportscaster 1942 Birthday Desmond Lynam, British sportscaster 1942 Birthday Nelson "Bo" Burton, Jr., bowler/sportscaster, Pro Bowlers Tour 1940 Birthday Nick Buoniconti, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins/sportscaster, NBC 1940 Birthday Merlin Olsen, Utah, NFL tackle, Rams, sportscaster/actor, Father Murphy 1940 Birthday Dick Vitale, U.S., sportscaster, ESPN, ABC "Oh Baby!" 1940 Birthday Billy Packer, Wellsville, New York, basketball sportscaster, CBS 1939 Birthday Irv Cross, NFL sportscaster, CBS-TV 1939 Birthday Brent Musburger, sportscaster, CBS-TV 1938 Birthday James Katt, pitcher/sportscaster, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins 1937 Birthday Warner Wolf, Washington D.C., sportscaster, WABC-TV, WCBS-TV 1936 Birthday Tony Kubek, shortstop, New York Yankees, sportscaster, NBC-TV, MSG 1935 Birthday Dick Enberg, Mount Clemens, Michigan, sportscaster, Where's Huddles 1934 Birthday Dick Schaap, sportscaster/author, Bo Knows Bo, Instant Replay 1934 Birthday Sonny Jurgensen, NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins/sportscaster 1931 Birthday Bill Walsh, NFL coach for the San Francisco 49ers/sportscaster 1930 Birthday Charlie Jones, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, sportscaster, Almost Anything Goes 1930 Birthday Frank Gifford, born in California, NFL halfback for the New York Giants/ABC sportscaster 1930 Birthday Pat Summerall, NFLer for the New York Giants/sportscaster, CBS 1928 Birthday Keith Jackson, Carrolton, Georgia, sportscaster, ABC Monday Night Football 1927 Birthday Jim Simpson, Washington D.C., sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1927 Birthday Jim Simpson, sportscaster 1927 Birthday Vin[ce] Scully, sportscaster, NBC Baseball Game of the Week 1927 Birthday Richie Ashburn, baseball infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies/sportscaster 1926 Birthday Bill Flemming, sportscaster, ABC's Wide World of Sports 1926 Birthday Joe Garagiola, born in St. Louis, Missouri, sportscaster/host, Today Show 1924 Birthday Jerry Coleman, 2nd baseman/sportscaster, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres 1924 Birthday Jack Whitaker, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC, CBS 1923 Birthday Chris Schenkel, Biuppus, Indiana, sportscaster, Monday Night Fights 1922 Birthday Francois H L Henrichs, sportscaster/actor, Spider 1922 Birthday Ralph Kiner, home run hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates/sportscaster for the New York Mets 1921 Birthday Jim McKay, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC's Wide World of Sports 1920 Birthday Bud Palmer, born in Hollywood, California, NBAer for the New York Knicks/sportscaster 1919 Birthday Tom Harmon, Rensselaer Indiana, sportscaster/NFL tailback, Heisman 1919 Birthday Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, gambler/sportscaster, lay you 5 to 1 1919 Birthday Curt Gowdy, Green River, Wyoming, sportscaster, ABC 1919 Birthday Lindsey Nelson, Pulaski, Tennessee, sportscaster for the New York Mets 1918 Birthday Howard Cosell, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sportscaster, Monday Night Football 1913 Birthday Mel Allen, born in Birmingham, Alabama, sportscaster, voice of New York Yankees 1911 Birthday Russ Hodges, born in Dayton, Tennessee, sportscaster, Wednesday Night Fights 1907 Birthday Bill Stern, born in Rochester, New York, sportscaster, Saturday Night Fights 1905 Birthday Red Smith, Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist, Fight Talk 1901 Birthday Ted Husing, New York City, sportscaster, Monday Night Fights 1888 Birthday Graham McNamee, sportscaster, 1st Rose Bowl
