HOF Sportscaster Curt Gowdy Passes Away....

Jason · 02-20-2006, 01:32 PM

A true broadcasting legend. He was 86.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2337202

Melo · 02-20-2006, 01:37 PM

He was one of the greats. If you watched an AFL game or MLB game and he was the play by play guy, you were listening to one of the best ever.

IatricSB · 02-20-2006, 01:55 PM

Dang. RIP Curt.

The Professor · 02-20-2006, 02:16 PM

RIP

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?cnn=yes

Curt Gowdy did everything in the 1970s. What a truly wonderful, pioneering, superb broadcaster.

The Professor · 02-20-2006, 02:18 PM

One of the greatest!

Rasmuth · 02-20-2006, 02:49 PM

I'll always associate him and his voice with my childhood.

RIP.

Jason · 02-20-2006, 03:03 PM

I started a thread in OT when I first heard the news.

That man was an inspiration to me during the early days of my broadcast career. I'd listen to him and try to copy his style and I just couldn't do it. A real pro. A real original. RIP.

KurtBevacqua · 02-20-2006, 03:43 PM

Few people know Gowdy was one of America's greatest outdoorsmen in addition to being a Hall of Fame broadcaster. He and Ted Williams were regular hunting and fishing partners and there's even a national park named for Gowdy. He was quite an interesting man.

http://camping.about.com/gi/dynamic/...us%2Fcurt1.htm

Modern Relic · 02-20-2006, 07:08 PM

I know I normally post these in OT, but this one seems better suited to this forum. RIP Curt.

link

Bill II · 02-20-2006, 07:13 PM

RIP Curt, Say hi to Mel.

Modern Relic · 02-20-2006, 07:15 PM

I went against routine, and posted this one in Talk Sports. That's what I get for not checking here first.

RIP, Curt.

The Professor · 02-20-2006, 07:45 PM

It appears they combined all three incarnations of this thread. DAED's (the OT original), mine (the TS original...a tad behind DAED's) and Relic's "Official RIP" thread...

molarmite · 02-20-2006, 07:52 PM

If there was a Mount Rushmore of broadcasters, this guy would be on it for sure.

RchW · 02-21-2006, 09:11 AM

I always liked Curt. When I came to Canada in 1966, I knew nothing about Baseball. I didn't start watching much until 1969 probably because of the Expos. From then through the 1970's I watched The Game Of The Week religiously. I can't remember why but I made a cassette recording of the All Star Game, 1971 in Detroit. Reggie Jackson hit a monster shot off the lights on the roof of Tiger Stadium. Gowdy's call was something like, "there's a shot, way way back, it's... ... off the roof!

Good broadcaster. He did the Heidi Game in 1968. I watched that but again not understanding American Football, I didn't understand the fuss until years later.

Nukester · 02-21-2006, 10:10 AM

Ill have to fire up my copy of Oldtime Baseball in memory of him. He was great.

RIP

Jason · 02-21-2006, 10:49 AM

Says a lot about what some board members think of him. When's the last time someone had three RIP threads started about them on here?

RchW · 02-21-2006, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale And Eli's Dad

Says a lot about what some board members think of him. When's the last time someone had three RIP threads started about them on here?

It may say more about our age.

Teflon · 02-21-2006, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nukester

Ill have to fire up my copy of Oldtime Baseball in memory of him. He was great.

RIP

How classy was a game that gave you your choice of Curt Gowdy OR Mel Allen to call the play-by-play?

I also liked Gowdy's American Sportsman show. Sort of filled the gaps on Sunday afternoons once the football season ended.

02-20-2006, 01:32 PM	#1
Jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,840	HOF Sportscaster Curt Gowdy Passes Away.... A true broadcasting legend. He was 86. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2337202

02-20-2006, 01:55 PM	#3
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	Dang. RIP Curt. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

02-20-2006, 02:16 PM	#4
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East of East Posts: 3,020	HOF Sportscaster Curt Gowdy Passes Away.... RIP http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?cnn=yes Curt Gowdy did everything in the 1970s. What a truly wonderful, pioneering, superb broadcaster. __________________ History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are."

02-20-2006, 02:18 PM	#5
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East of East Posts: 3,020	One of the greatest! __________________ History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are."

02-20-2006, 02:49 PM	#6
Rasmuth All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Upstate Western NY Posts: 1,760	I'll always associate him and his voice with my childhood. RIP. __________________ http://www.soundclick.com/bands/defa...?bandID=250426

02-20-2006, 01:37 PM	#2
Melo All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the baned reside Posts: 1,428	He was one of the greats. If you watched an AFL game or MLB game and he was the play by play guy, you were listening to one of the best ever.

02-20-2006, 03:03 PM	#7
Jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,840	I started a thread in OT when I first heard the news. That man was an inspiration to me during the early days of my broadcast career. I'd listen to him and try to copy his style and I just couldn't do it. A real pro. A real original. RIP.

02-20-2006, 03:43 PM	#8
KurtBevacqua Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,968	Few people know Gowdy was one of America's greatest outdoorsmen in addition to being a Hall of Fame broadcaster. He and Ted Williams were regular hunting and fishing partners and there's even a national park named for Gowdy. He was quite an interesting man. http://camping.about.com/gi/dynamic/...us%2Fcurt1.htm __________________ "The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man" - William Graham Sumner

02-20-2006, 07:08 PM	#9
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	RIP: Curt Gowdy I know I normally post these in OT, but this one seems better suited to this forum. RIP Curt. link __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

02-20-2006, 07:13 PM	#10
Bill II Major Leagues Join Date: May 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 466	RIP Curt, Say hi to Mel. __________________ Bleeding Pirate Black since 1968! Visit the Great Gload's page. http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gloadro01.shtml

02-20-2006, 07:15 PM	#11
Modern Relic All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,266	I went against routine, and posted this one in Talk Sports. That's what I get for not checking here first. RIP, Curt. __________________ American Folklore Baseball League (closed): Commissioner/GM - Mudville Nine (ruled!) Former member of Boys of Summer: GM - St. Louis Browns (doormats!) Former member of the OTBL: GM - Gashouse Gorillas (also ruled!) "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby

02-20-2006, 07:45 PM	#12
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East of East Posts: 3,020	It appears they combined all three incarnations of this thread. DAED's (the OT original), mine (the TS original...a tad behind DAED's) and Relic's "Official RIP" thread... __________________ History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are."

02-20-2006, 07:52 PM	#13
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02-21-2006, 09:11 AM	#14
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	I always liked Curt. When I came to Canada in 1966, I knew nothing about Baseball. I didn't start watching much until 1969 probably because of the Expos. From then through the 1970's I watched The Game Of The Week religiously. I can't remember why but I made a cassette recording of the All Star Game, 1971 in Detroit. Reggie Jackson hit a monster shot off the lights on the roof of Tiger Stadium. Gowdy's call was something like, "there's a shot, way way back, it's... ... off the roof! Good broadcaster. He did the Heidi Game in 1968. I watched that but again not understanding American Football, I didn't understand the fuss until years later. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit Last edited by RchW; 02-21-2006 at 06:21 PM.

02-21-2006, 10:10 AM	#15
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,934	Ill have to fire up my copy of Oldtime Baseball in memory of him. He was great. RIP

02-21-2006, 10:49 AM	#16
Jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,840	Says a lot about what some board members think of him. When's the last time someone had three RIP threads started about them on here?