Chick Hearn
Born November 27, 1916·Died August 5, 2002 (at 85)·Buda, Illinois, U.S.·Male
Biography
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. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular.
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Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.
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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
48 credits across 48 titlesActing
39 creditsAs self
9 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
