Chicago White Sox (1940–45, 1947–67) Chicago Cubs (1940–44, 1947–81) New York Giants (1946) Chicago Bears (1953–77) Chicago Bulls (1966–73)
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Play-by-play
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Major League Baseball National Football League National Basketball Association
John Beasley Brickhouse (January 24, 1916 – August 6, 1998) was an American sportscaster. Known primarily for his play-by-play coverage of Chicago Cubs games on WGN-TV from 1948 to 1981, he received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1985, Brickhouse was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame along with the Voice of the Yankees Mel Allen and Red Sox Voice Curt Gowdy. Brickhouse served as the organization's Secretary/Treasurer and was a member of its board of directors.
Bust of Jack Brickhouse in Chicago
Brickhouse also called Chicago White Sox games prior to that team leaving WGN in 1968. He covered national events from time to time, including three World Series for NBC television, although the Cubs never got there during his tenure. The voice on the audio track of the famous Willie Mays catch in Game 1 of the 1954 Series at the Polo Grounds belongs to Brickhouse, who was doing the Series along with the New York Giants' regular broadcaster, Russ Hodges. (Brickhouse had also called Giants games locally in 1946.) Brickhouse called the 1959 Series, which featured the White Sox with Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, and the 1950 Series with Jim Britt. In addition, Brickhouse partnered with fellow baseball broadcaster Mel Allen for NBC coverage of the 1952 Rose Bowl, and with Chris Schenkel for the network's coverage of NFL Championship Games in 1956 and 1963.
Brickhouse covered many other events in and outside of sports, such as professional wrestling for WGN and political conventions for the Mutual radio network. From 1953 to 1977 he was the voice of Chicago Bears football on WGN-AM radio, in an unlikely and entertaining pairing with the famous Chicago Sun-Times gossip columnist Irv Kupcinet. Brickhouse called Chicago Bulls basketball games for WGN-TV from 1966 until 1973, making him the voice of three of the major Chicago sports teams during that period. He was a boxing commentator as well. Fights he worked include the 1949 fight between Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles and the 1951 fight between Johnny Bratton and Charley Fusari.[1]
John Beasley Brickhouse (January 24, 1916 – August 6, 1998) was an American sportscaster. Known primarily for his play-by-play coverage of Chicago Cubs...
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the 20th century, most commonly announced by JackBrickhouse on WGN-TV (channel 9). Starting in 1968, Jack Drees took play-by-play duties as the Sox were...
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catch-phrases of the respective TV and radio announcers for the Cubs, JackBrickhouse and Vince Lloyd. Several members of the Cubs recorded an album called...
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titled Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime. JackBrickhouse, a Chicago broadcaster (1916–1998), is Simon's godfather, whom he refers...
announcer, JackBrickhouse. His baseball broadcasting style could be described as low-key and businesslike, compared with the excitable Brickhouse. He also...
the next six outs on fly balls. Longtime Chicago Cubs broadcaster JackBrickhouse once said with amusement that Paige "threw a lot of pitches that were...
his streak of consecutive regular-season broadcasts. Harry Caray and JackBrickhouse – Chicago Cubs: Caray is remembered inside and outside of Wrigley Field...
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Kentucky Derby that year. Whitney, along with Chicago Cubs announcer JackBrickhouse, made the presentation to David Downs, who was Vice President of Sports...
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accurate and respected horse race announcer in the country" according to JackBrickhouse. During World War II, Drees served 35 months in the United States Navy...
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