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RIP Dick Enberg
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:54 am
by silverscreenselect
Long time announcer of just about every major sport, working for NBC, CBS, ESPN, and most recently as the voice of the San Diego Padres. For years, he and Merlin Olsen were the primary NBC NFL announcers.
Age 82.
http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/218 ... ies-age-82
Re: RIP Dick Enberg
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:50 am
by Estonut
silverscreenselect wrote:Long time announcer of just about every major sport, working for NBC, CBS, ESPN, and most recently as the voice of the San Diego Padres. For years, he and Merlin Olsen were the primary NBC NFL announcers.
Age 82.
http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/218 ... ies-age-82
Oh, my! Sorry to hear about that. He was the voice of the Angels when I was a kid.
RIP, Dick. Touch 'em all!
Re: RIP Dick Enberg
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:57 am
by Pastor Fireball
He also hosted a handful of game shows back in the day, including the long-running and much-beloved Sports Challenge. I miss the days when ESPN and ESPN Classic would rerun that show.
Re: RIP Dick Enberg
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:21 am
by Bob Juch
I remember him as the UCLA basketball announcer during the Wooden dynasty. That's the last time I paid attention to ball sports.
Re: RIP Dick Enberg
Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:33 am
by bazodee
Dick Enberg was slated to become the prime time host for NBC's coverage of the Moscow Olympics, along with Bryant Gumbel. But politics interfered...and NBC didn't win broadcasting rights again until 1988 in Seoul.