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Years of service. 1942–1943. Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s.
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For 40 years, Curt Gowdy was that figure. Over the course of a career that spanned five decades and all three broadcast networks, the “Cowboy at the Mike” called hundreds of football, basketball, baseball, Olympic, and outdoorsman events on his way to becoming one of the most heralded sportscasters of all time.
17 ago 2022 · Marty Glickman: “Curt Gowdy was one of the most generous men in the business.” Baseball broadcast historian Curt Smith, author of The Presidents and the Pastime, also penned the seminal book, Voices of the Game. In 1962, ABC television named Curt Gowdy to broadcast the still-fledging American (some said Almost) Football League.
20 feb 2006 · By Richard Sandomir. Feb. 20, 2006. Curt Gowdy, the Wyoming-bred outdoorsman whose voice defined big-game network television sportscasting during the 1960's and '70's, died today. He was 86. Mr...
20 feb 2006 · Long-time sports broadcaster Curt Gowdy has died at the age of 86. The sad announcement came Monday from a Boston Red Sox spokesman, who said Gowdy passed away in Palm Beach, Florida, after a...
Memories of the great sports announcer and OWAA member Curt Gowdy have been sung in every newspaper and publication in the United States. Who can argue the need and deserving gratitude of his legions of fans, who knew this man as the voice of baseball, football and other sports?
21 feb 2006 · Fort Myers, FL – Curt Gowdy, one of the most enduring and versatile sports announcers in broadcasting history, died Monday after a long battle with leukemia. He was 86. Gowdy, who got his start in radio, began his career in 1944 in his native Wyoming, standing on a crate calling six-man football games in frigid weather.
