Jack Brickhouse

December 30, 2019 0

Jack Brickhouse was more Chicago than deep-dish pizza. The voice of Chicago sports for more than four decades, Brickhouse called games for the Cubs, White…

Jim McKay

September 24, 2019 0

For more than four decades, Jim McKay was one of the most recognizable faces on American television. The personification of class and style, McKay was…

Johnny Most

July 17, 2019 0

Johnny Most made some of the most famous radio calls in basketball history. The raspy voice of the NBA’s Boston Celtics from 1953 to 1990,…

Dan Patrick

May 15, 2019 0

One of the most recognizable faces in the world of sports broadcasting turns 63 today. Dan Patrick is a sportscaster, radio personality, writer and actor. …

Sidd Finch

April 1, 2019 0

Sidd Finch turns 34 today. On this date in 1985, Sports Illustrated magazine published a story entitled “The Curious Case of Sidd Finch.”  Conceived and written by…

Tom Verducci

March 11, 2019 0

No sport has inspired better writing than baseball, and no one writes baseball better than Tom Verducci. Unlike Frank Deford, Jim Murray or Rick Reilly –  brilliant journalists who wrote…

Bud Collins

December 12, 2018 0

Few have done more to elevate tennis in America than Bud Collins. A legendary writer and broadcaster, Collins was a giant in the tennis world. …

Sideline Reporter

September 11, 2018 0

First employed 44 years ago this week, the sideline reporter has become part of televised sports in America. The brainchild of Dick Ebersol, then-executive assistant…