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John Francis Buck (August 21, 1924 – June 18, 2002) was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. His play-by-play work earned him recognition (or induction in some cases) from numerous halls of fame ( Baseball, Pro Football, and Radio ). [1]
- Passed on Monday Night Football
- Took Over in St. Louis
- Long List of Famous Calls
- Stirring Poem After 9/11
- 'He Battled For His Life'
- Son Carries on Family Tradition
He left the Cardinals briefly in 1960 to work with ABC when that network carried baseball and the fledgling American Football League. He left that network after a dispute, and did not return the network's phone call when it considered him as play-by-play man for the inaugural year of Monday Night Football in 1970, when the AFL merged into the Natio...
The Cardinals fired Caray in 1969, and while Caray prospered elsewhere—most notably with the Chicago Cubs—until his death in 1998, Buck emerged as number one in St. Louis. "For 15 years, he was the No. 2 guy in Harry Caray's shadow, but he was able to shine brightly through that shadow," New York Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen said on Major Leaguer Ba...
Buck's nearly five decades included several memorable calls. "Go ahead and remember him for a few calling cards," Chuck Finder wrote in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . "Just don't short-change Jack Buck on his versatility. His ability to broadcast baseball and football. His ability to work in radio and television." Among Buck's most noteworthy calls ...
When baseball resumed its games one week after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Buck gave an emotional speech before 32,563 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Pregame ceremonies included about 500 police offers and firefighters lining the entire warning track. Buck, who wore a bright r...
Buck's health continued to fade late in 2001. A heavy smoker, he underwent surgery for lung cancer that December. A month later he returned to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis to have an intestinal blockage removed. Buck underwent five operations in all. He went in and out of a coma for several weeks and died on June 18, 2002. "He made us proud ...
Buck is honored along the St. Louis Walk of Fame, among many other accolades. His son, Joe Buck, has emerged as a top sportscaster in his own right. "I always knew he was something special," the younger Buck wrote about his father in Sports Illustrated ."I wasn't the smartest kid, but I didn't have to be to realize people liked having him around. I...
19 giu 2020 · The Sounds of Baseball - Jack Buck. MLB Network will continue to relive the greatest moments and calls from legendary play-by-play broadcasters across Major League Baseball in its new The...
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Jack Buck. On-Air Talent. View Photos. There was a jovial electricity in the air of St. Louis on the night of Monday Oct. 14, 1985. Cardinals’ shortstop Ozzie Smith had just won Game 5 of the National League Championship Series with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
20 giu 2002 · Jack Buck, whose nearly 50 years as the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals' games positioned him to describe the baseball exploits of Stan Musial and Mark McGwire, and to call...
21 giu 2002 · Jack Buck, who in nearly five decades as a broadcaster rose from Harry Caray's sidekick to a St. Louis institution, died Tuesday night after a long hospital stay. He was 77.
20 giu 2002 · Jack Buck, one of the country’s most popular sportscasters and a beloved institution in St. Louis and throughout much of the Midwest during a broadcasting career spanning five decades, died...
