Sports' Most Memorable Characters

Sports' Most Memorable Characters — page 1 — CHAPTER 1 HARRY CARAY He wore oversized glasses With his gravelly singing voice he led the crowd in Take Me Out to the Ballgame And when his team made a big play on the field he shouted his catchphrase Holy cow Harry Caray was unique among baseball announcers His colorful style in broadcasting games made him famous He adopted sayings that were all his own When a player hit a ball that was destined to be a home run he screamed It could be It might be It is He made the sport more fun to watch on television Caray began broadcasting games on the radio in 1945 for the St Louis Browns and St Louis Cardinals His career also included stints with the Oakland Athletics and Chicago White Sox But he became a beloved national figure while calling Chicago Cubs games on WGN-TV from 1982 to 1997 WGN was a superstation that was broadcast on cable television throughout the country Caray made fans from coast to coast feel as if they were part of the festivities at the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field How beloved was Caray After he returned to the booth following a serious illness in 1987 he received a call on the air from

Sports' Most Memorable Characters — page 2 — Harry Caray leads Cubs fans in a spirited rendition of Take Me Out to the Ballgame President Ronald Reagan It was never the same without the real voice of the Chicago Cubs said the president himself a Cubs radio announcer in the 1930s

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Sports' Most Memorable Characters — page 4 — CHAPTER 2 DIZZY DEAN Ask a baseball fan to identify Jay Hanna Dean and you might a baseball fan to identify Jay Hanna Dean and you might get a blank stare But most fans are familiar with Dizzy Dean His nickname is among the most famous in the history of the sport It was a good fit for him too Dean was indeed a bit dizzy His brother Paul who pitched on the same St Louis Cardinals staff in the 1930s was a little on the goofy side himself He was tagged with the nickname Daffy Dizzy and Daffy Dean starred on the 1934 championship Cardinals team known as the Gashouse Gang Dizzy was one of the greatest pitchers ever He also had a unique style of talking and he rarely shut up He was born and raised near the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas His manner of speaking reflected his background and unique sense of humor Dizzy Dean shows off his unique pitching form

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