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elSicomoro · 06-19-2002, 09:58 PM

Hall of Fame radio announcer Jack Buck passed away Tuesday evening, after battling illness for several months.

He started calling St. Louis Cardinals baseball games with Harry Caray at KMOX-AM in St. Louis in 1954, and had been there ever since, minus one year at ABC (1960). He also did a variety of jobs with CBS radio and television, including several Super Bowls, World Series, and Monday Night Football.

Some of his more memorable calls include Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit home run during Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, Ozzie Smith's home run during Game 6 of the 1985 NL Championship Series, and Mark McGwire's 61st home run in 1998. (Ironically, his son, Fox baseball announcer Joe Buck, called #62 the following night on national television.)

A public viewing and memorial service will be held at Busch Stadium tomorrow morning, and his closed casket will lie in state at home plate.

Jack Buck was an institution in St. Louis, as an announcer and as a charitable human being. What I find amazing is how well-known he was outside of St. Louis. A statue of him behind the mic stands outside Busch Stadium, at the corner of Broadway and Clark. He will truly be missed.

06-19-2002, 09:58 PM	#10
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Jack Buck: 1924-2002 Hall of Fame radio announcer Jack Buck passed away Tuesday evening, after battling illness for several months. He started calling St. Louis Cardinals baseball games with Harry Caray at KMOX-AM in St. Louis in 1954, and had been there ever since, minus one year at ABC (1960). He also did a variety of jobs with CBS radio and television, including several Super Bowls, World Series, and Monday Night Football. Some of his more memorable calls include Kirk Gibson's pinch-hit home run during Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, Ozzie Smith's home run during Game 6 of the 1985 NL Championship Series, and Mark McGwire's 61st home run in 1998. (Ironically, his son, Fox baseball announcer Joe Buck, called #62 the following night on national television.) A public viewing and memorial service will be held at Busch Stadium tomorrow morning, and his closed casket will lie in state at home plate. Jack Buck was an institution in St. Louis, as an announcer and as a charitable human being. What I find amazing is how well-known he was outside of St. Louis. A statue of him behind the mic stands outside Busch Stadium, at the corner of Broadway and Clark. He will truly be missed.