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Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years, as well as the team's assistant general manager for seven years beginning in 1972.
Nov 29, 2021 · Chick found his rhythm from the bounce of a basketball — and even when the players faulted, he somehow never missed a beat. Hearn called a record 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on ...
20 Best Chick Hearn 'Chickisms' of All Time | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report. Chick Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive games during his 42-year career as...
Chick Hearn: November 27, 1916 - August 5, 2002. In August of 2002, the Los Angeles Lakers lost a cherished family member with the passing of Chick Hearn. More than an announcer,...
Francis “Chick” Hearn turned the seemingly simple task of broadcasting a sporting event into an art form, and in the process became an icon and a celebrity. Hearn’s first broadcast words were uttered in Manila where he was stationed after World War II.
Aug 4, 2015 · Hearn has been the Voice of the Los Angeles Lakers for 24 seasons and nearly 2,000 broadcasts, an incumbency during which he perfected the simulcast—describing a game on radio...
Aug 6, 2002 · Chick Hearn, who made "slam dunk" and "air ball" common basketball expressions during his 42-year broadcasting career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died Monday night. He was 85.
Aug 6, 2002 · Chick Hearn, the legendary broadcaster who provided the lively soundtrack to more than four decades of Los Angeles Laker basketball, inventing a new vocabulary along the way, died Monday. He...
Jun 19, 2020 · In a city with an insanely rich history of legendary broadcasters, Chick Hearn is arguably the greatest. He voiced nine of the Lakers ’ 11 champion runs in Los Angeles, and between Nov. 21, 1965...
Aug 5, 2002 · Chick Hearn, who made phrases like "slam dunk" and "air ball" common basketball expressions during his 42-year broadcasting career with the Lakers, died on Monday night.
