by Don Burke
August 3, 2022
Vin Scully, the beloved voice of the Dodgers for 67 years, both in Brooklyn and Los Angeles — whose lyrical descriptions of the games he shared with his legion of listeners often bordered on poetry — died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles Tuesday, the Dodgers announced. He was 94.
“We have lost an icon,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said in a statement Tuesday night. “The Dodgers’ Vin Scully was one of the greatest voices in all of sports. He was a giant of a man, not only as a broadcaster, but as a humanitarian. He loved people. He loved life. He loved baseball and the Dodgers. And he loved his family. His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever.”
Born in the Bronx and raised in Washington Heights, the Fordham University graduate retired from the Dodgers’ broadcast booth following the 2016 season, ending a career in baseball that began at Ebbetts Field in 1950 and is recognized as the longest tenure by any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history.
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RIP Vin
I had heard of Vin Scully, but unfortunately never had the opportunity to hear any of his broadcasts. It appears he had intelligence, eloquence, and class; characteristics sorely lacking with today’s sportscasters.