The sportscaster Chick Hearn died at the age of 85. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Play-by-play announcer of the L.A. Lakers from 1965 to 2002.
Got married Marge Jeffers on August 13, 1937 and they had 2 children together.
Chick Hearn died on Aug. 5, 2002, at age 85, eight days before what would have been the couple’s 64th wedding anniversary. The cause of his death was a head injury suffered three days earlier, when he fell at his Encino home.
Quotes
"Anybody who doesn’t think I want the Lakers to win is a fool. But I’m no homer.
"My work is a love for me; I’d do it for free, but don’t tell my bosses.
"Most people can’t talk as fast as I do. I’m not proud of that. That’s God-given.
"Radio is the art form of sports casting. If you’re any good, you can do a great job on radio.
"I do something that I don’t think anyone else does. I warm up before a game. Baseball and basketball players warm up, so why shouldn’t the announcer warm up?