Curt Gowdy
Born	July 31, 1919 Green River, Wyoming
Died	February 20, 2006 (age 86) Palm Beach, Florida

Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster, well-known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally-televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Green River is a city in southwestern Wyoming in Sweetwater County. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Palm Beachs skyline, as seen from Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A sportscaster is an announcer on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004... NBC Sports logo NBC Sports is a division of NBC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Template:A year The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Early years

The son of a manager for the Union Pacific railroad, Curt Gowdy was born in Green River, Wyoming, and moved to Cheyenne at age six. As a high school basketball player in the 1930s, he led the state in scoring. He enrolled at the University of Wyoming in Laramie where he was a 5'9" (175 cm) starter on the basketball team and played varsity tennis, lettering three years in both sports for the Cowboys. He was also a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... Green River is a city in southwestern Wyoming in Sweetwater County. ... Location in Wyoming Coordinates: County Laramie County Founded 1867 Government  - Mayor Jack R. Spiker Area  - City 57. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyomings high plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2194 m), between the Laramie and Medicine Bow mountain ranges. ... Downtown Laramie Laramie is the county seat of Albany County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... ATΩ (Alpha Tau Omega) is an American fraternity. ...

After graduating in 1942 with a degree in business statistics, Gowdy aimed to become a fighter pilot, but a ruptured disk in his spine from a previous sports injury cut short his service in the Army Air Corps, leading to a medical discharge in 1943. Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with aerial warfare. ... The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was a part of the U.S. Army during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...

In November of that year, recovering from back surgery, Gowdy made his broadcasting debut in Cheyenne calling a six-man high school football game from atop a wooden grocery crate in sub-zero weather, with about 15 people in attendance. He found he had a knack for broadcasting and worked at the small KFBC radio station and at the Wyoming Eagle newspaper as a sportswriter (and later sports editor). After several years in Cheyenne, he accepted an offer from CBS's KOMA radio in Oklahoma City in 1946. He was hired primarily to broadcast Oklahoma college football (then coached by new hire Bud Wilkinson) and Oklahoma State college basketball games (then coached by Hank Iba). It was in Oklahoma that he met his wife, Jerre Dawkins, a graduate student at OU. Location in Wyoming Coordinates: County Laramie County Founded 1867 Government  - Mayor Jack R. Spiker Area  - City 57. ... Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma founded in 1890. ... Charles Burnham Bud Wilkinson (April 23, 1916–February 9, 1994) was an American football player, coach, and broadcaster. ... Oklahoma State University Logo The Oklahoma State University System comprises of five educational instututes across Oklahoma. ... Henry Payne Hank Iba (b. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma founded in 1890. ...

Gowdy's distinctive play-by-play style during his subsequent broadcasts of minor league baseball, college football, and college basketball in Oklahoma City earned him a natiional audition and then an opportunity with the New York Yankees in 1949, working with (and learning from) the legendary Mel Allen for two seasons. Play-by-play, in broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... The following are the baseball events of the year 1949 throughout the world. ... Mel Allen (February 14, 1913 - June 16, 1996) was an American sportscaster. ...

Boston Red Sox

In April 1951 at the age of 31, Gowdy became the lead announcer for the Boston Red Sox. For the next 15 years, he called the exploits of generally mediocre Red Sox teams on WHDH radio and on three Boston TV stations: WBZ-TV, WHDH-TV, and WNAC-TV. During that time, Gowdy partnered with two future baseball broadcasting legends: Bob Murphy and Ned Martin. His nagging bad back caused Gowdy to miss the entire 1957 season. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1951 throughout the world. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004... WEEI is a sports radio station in Boston, Massachusetts that broadcasts on 850 kHz from a transmitter in Needham, Massachusetts. ... WBZ-TV is the CBS owned-and-operated television station serving the Boston, Massachusetts television market. ... WCVB-TV is the ABC affiliate in Boston, Massachusetts. ... WHDH-TV 7 NBC is the NBC affiliate in the Boston, Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire television markets. ... Murphy in front of the radio booth named in his honor Robert Allan Murphy (19 September 1924 – 3 August 2004) was an American sportscaster who spent 50 years doing play-by-play of Major League Baseball games on television and radio. ... Edwin (Ned) Martin (born 1923 in Wayne, Pennsylvania; died July 23, 2002 in Raleigh, North Carolina) was an American sportscaster, known primarily as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseballs Boston Red Sox from 1961 to 1992. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1957 throughout the world. ...

He left the Red Sox after the 1965 season for NBC Sports, where for the next ten years he called the national baseball telecasts of the Saturday afternoon Game of the Week and Monday Night Baseball during the regular season (and the All-Star Game in July), and the post-season playoffs and World Series in October. The following are the baseball events of the year 1965 throughout the world. ... NBC Sports logo NBC Sports is a division of NBC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... The Major League Baseball Game of the Week is the defacto title for over-the-air, nationally televised, coverage of regular season Major League Baseball games. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the manager (the managers from the previous years... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ...

National broadcaster

Gowdy had numerous network assignments, first for ABC-TV in 1960, where he covered the first five seasons of the American Football League with broadcast partner Paul Christman. In the fall of 1965 he moved to NBC for over a decade. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... // December 4 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Mens Winner: Barry Magee (NZL) 2:19:04 Stock car racing: Junior Johnson won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Rex White Indianapolis 500 - Jim Rathmann USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship Formula One Championship - Jack Brabham of Australia 24 hours of... AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. ... Paul Christman (March 5, 1918-March 2, 1970) was an American football player and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. ... See also: 1964 in sports, other events of 1965, 1966 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Fred Lorenzen wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Ned Jarrett Indianapolis 500 - Jimmy Clark USAC Racing - Mario Andretti Formula One Champion - Jimmy Clark of Great Britain... NBC (an acronym for National Broadcasting Company) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

Gowdy was the lead play-by-play announcer for the network for both AFL football (AFC from 1970 on) and Major League Baseball, but Gowdy also covered a wide range of sports, earning him the nickname of the "broadcaster of everything." AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Besides Paul Christman, who followed him to NBC in 1965, his other football broadcast partners were Kyle Rote, Al DeRogatis, Don Meredith, John Brodie, and Merlin Olsen. His broadcast partners for baseball were Tony Kubek and Joe Garagiola. He also had many different partners for basketball. Paul Christman (March 5, 1918-March 2, 1970) was an American football player and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. ... Kyle Rote Born October 27, 1928 Died August 15, 2002 Kyle Rote, an All-American running back at Southern Methodist University, Class of 1951, played for 11 years for the New York Giants, 1951-1961. ... Al DeRogatis (born May 5, 1927 in Newark, New Jersey; died December 26, 1995 in Spring Lake, New Jersey) was an American football player and television sportscaster. ... Joseph Don Dandy Don Meredith (born April 10, 1938 in Mount Vernon, Texas) was an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, football commentator, and entertainer. ... John Riley Brodie (born August 14, 1935) is a former professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer. ... Merlin Jay Olsen (born September 15, 1940) is an American former National Football League player and actor. ... Tony Kubek (left) interviews Joe Morgan following the Cincinnati Reds Game 4 victory in the 1976 World Series. ... Joseph Henry Garagiola, Sr. ...

In 1970, he was coveted by ABC's Roone Arledge for the new Monday Night Football, but Gowdy was bound by his contract to NBC Sports (although he contined to host the outdoors show The American Sportsman on ABC). After the 1975 World Series, he was removed from NBC's baseball telecasts, when sponsor Chrysler insisted on having Joe Garagiola (who was their spokesman in many commercials) be the lead play-by-play voice, and because of his criticism of a particular call by an umpire (the umpire's call was correct, and NBC radio producer Jay Scott had given Gowdy the rule citation. He chose not to use it, and his comments prompted death threats against the umpire and the umpire's family). Gowdy continued as NBC's lead NFL announcer through the 1978 season, with his final broadcast being the memorable Super Bowl XIII between Pittsburgh and Dallas. With NBC now anxious to promote Dick Enberg to the lead NFL position, Gowdy moved over to CBS to call more football, as well as baseball on radio. The 1970 NFL season was the 51st regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Monday Night Football (MNF) is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. ... NBC Sports logo NBC Sports is a division of NBC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... The American Sportsman was a television series on ABC which presented filmed highlights of hunting and/or fishing trips involving the programs hosts and celebrities. ... The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. ... For other uses, see Chrysler (disambiguation). ... Joseph Henry Garagiola, Sr. ... The 1978 NFL season was the 59th regular season of the National Football League. ... Date January 21, 1979 Stadium Miami Orange Bowl City Miami, Florida MVP Terry Bradshaw, Quarterback Favorite Steelers by 3 1/2 National anthem The Colgate Thirteen Coin toss George Halas Referee Pat Haggerty Halftime show Bob Jani Productions present Carnival Salute to Caribbean with various Caribbean bands Attendance 79,484... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Image:Enberg. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television networks coverage of the National Football Leagues American Football Conference games, produced by CBS Sports. ... Major League Baseball on CBS Radio was the de facto title for the CBS Radio Networks coverage of Major League Baseball. ...

Curt Gowdy was present for some of American sports' storied moments, including Ted Williams' home run in his final at-bat in 1960, Super Bowl I, the AFL's infamous "Heidi" game of 1968, Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception" of 1972, and Hank Aaron's 715th home run in 1974. In an interview by NFL Films, he said his most memorable game was Super Bowl III when the New York Jets upset the heavily-favored Baltimore Colts 16-7 after Joe Namath guaranteed victory.^{[citation needed]} Gowdy was also known for the occasional malapropism, including a consoling comment just after the Red Sox lost the 1975 World Series: "Their future is ahead of them!" Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002), best known as Ted Williams, nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame and The Thumper, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played 19 seasons, twice interrupted by military service as a Marine Corps pilot, with the... The following are the baseball events of the year 1960 throughout the world. ... Date January 15, 1967 Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum City Los Angeles MVP Bart Starr, Quarterback Favorite Packers by 14 National anthem University of Arizona and University of Michigan Bands Coin toss Norm Schachter Referee Norm Schachter Halftime show University of Arizona and University of Michigan Bands Attendance 61,946... AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. ... In American football, the Heidi Game (also sometimes called the Heidi Bowl) refers to a famous 1968 American Football League (AFL) game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, played on November 17 in Oakland, California. ... The following is a list of American Football League (AFL) seasons since the inception of the league in 1969 to 1969, the year before it merged with the National Football League (NFL). ... Franco Harris (born March 7, 1950) was an American football player. ... The Immaculate Reception is the nickname given to one of the most controversial plays in the history of American football. ... The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd regular season of the National Football League. ... Henry Louis Aaron (born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama) is a retired American baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. ... This article is currently under construction // This year in baseball Events January 16 - The Baseball Writers Association of America elects former New York Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford to the Hall of Fame. ... NFL Films is a Mount Laurel, New Jersey-based company devoted to producing commercials, television programs, feature films, and documentaries on the National Football League, as well as other unrelated major events and awards shows. ... Date January 12, 1969 Stadium Miami Orange Bowl City Miami, Florida MVP Joe Namath, Quarterback Favorite Colts by 18 National anthem Anita Bryant Coin toss Tom Bell Referee Tom Bell Halftime show America Thanks with Florida A&M University Attendance 75,389 TV in the United States Network NBC Announcers... City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Gang Green, the Green and White Team colors Green and White Head Coach Eric Mangini Owner Woody Johnson General manager Mike Tannenbaum League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Eastern Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970... City Indianapolis, Indiana Team colors Dark Blue and White Head Coach Tony Dungy Owner Jim Irsay General manager Bill Polian Mascot Blue League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1953–present) Western Conference (1953-1969) Coastal Division (1967-1969) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC East (1970-2001) AFC South (2002... Joseph William Joe Willie Namath (born May 31, 1943), also known as Broadway Joe, was an American football Hall of Fame quarterback in the American Football League and National Football League during the 1960s and 1970s. ... The 1975 World Series was between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. ...

Over the course of a career that stretched into the 1980s, Gowdy covered pro football (both the AFL and NFL), Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball. He was involved in the broadcast of 13 World Series, 16 baseball All-Star Games, 9 Super Bowls, 14 Rose Bowls, 8 Olympic Games and 24 NCAA Final Fours. He also hosted the long-running outdoors show The American Sportsman on ABC. The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. // The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the manager (the managers from the previous years... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football game, usually played on January 1 at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... // Final four redirects here. ... The American Sportsman was a television series on ABC which presented filmed highlights of hunting and/or fishing trips involving the programs hosts and celebrities. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ...

Gowdy called all the Olympic games televised by ABC (with the exception of the 1988 Olympic games) from 1964-84 with Roone Arledge's sports department at ABC. // ABC are the first three letters in the Latin Alphabet. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

Gowdy was also close friends with Arledge, and acknowledges that he gives him all the credit for making ABC what it is today, including the creation of the network's sports department, and the innovations for televising sporting events that made the sports departments at NBC and CBS jealous. The 2 were the creators, and very first producers for the Wide World of Sports television show.

Gowdy was said to have a warm, slightly gravelly voice and an unforced, easy style that set him apart from his peers. Unlike many well-known announcers, Gowdy never developed catch-phrases or signature calls, but merely described the action in a straightforward manner. Example:

He retired in 1985, when The American Sportsman was canceled. Gowdy briefly came out of retirement in 1988, calling NFL games for NBC with Merlin Olsen, while Olsen's regular partner Dick Enberg was covering the Olympics in Seoul. Henry Louis Hank Aaron (born February 5, 1934), baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, is best known for setting the record for most home runs in a career (755), surpassing the previous mark of 714 by Babe Ruth. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1985. ... The 1988 NFL season was the 69th regular season of the National Football League. ... The NFL on NBC was the brand given to NBC Sports coverage of National Football League games until 1998, when NBC lost the NFL American Football Conference rights to CBS. NFL coverage will return to NBC for the 2006 season under the title NBC Sunday Night Football [1]. // Background The... NBC Sports logo NBC Sports is a division of NBC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... Merlin Jay Olsen (born September 15, 1940) is an American former National Football League player and actor. ... Image:Enberg. ... The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ...

In the mid-1970s Gowdy was host and producer of The Way It Was, for PBS, and in later years provided historic commentary for Inside the NFL, on HBO. Template:A year The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Note: Public Broadcasting Services is a broadcaster in Malta. ... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...

In May 2003, a few months shy of his 84th birthday, Gowdy called a Red Sox-Yankees game from Fenway Park, as part of the ESPN Major League Baseball "Living Legends" series. At the end of the broadcast, he thought he could have done better. ESPN's Chris Berman said, "We'll give you another chance." Gowdy replied, "Call me back." 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for May, 2003. ... The following are the events of the year 2003 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... “Fenway” redirects here. ... ESPN Major League Baseball is a promotion of Major League Baseball on ESPN and ESPN2, with simulcasts on ESPNHD or ESPN2HD. Major League Baseball on ESPN debuted on April 15, 1990 with Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN Major League Baseball is guaranteed to remain on air until 2013. ... Christopher (Boomer) James Berman (born May 10, 1955, in Greenwich, Connecticut) is a sportscaster, who anchors SportsCenter, Monday Night Countdown, Sunday NFL Countdown, Baseball Tonight, U.S. Open golf, and other programming on ESPN. He joined ESPN a month after its founding and has been with the network since. ...

Gowdy also called Drum Corps International drum core championships from 1989-1993 as his retirement job. Drum Corps International (DCI), formed in 1972, is the non-profit governing body operating the North American drum and bugle corps circuit for junior corps, whose members are between the ages of 14 and 22. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Author

Mr. Gowdy, who also did some sportswriting during his early broadcasting days, wrote two books: Cowboy at the Mike (1966), with Al Hirshberg, and Seasons to Remember: The Way It Was in American Sports, 1945-1960 (1993), with John Powers. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Radio stations

In 1963, Gowdy purchased radio stations WCCM and WCCM-FM in Lawrence, Massachusetts, later changing the FM station's call letters to WCGY to somewhat match his name. Gowdy also owned several radio stations in Wyoming, including KOWB and KCGY-FM in Laramie. He sold his broadcast interests in Massachusetts in 1994 and his Wyoming stations in 2002. He also owned WEAT AM-FM in West Palm Beach, Florida, and WBBX-AM in New Hampshire The year away from broadcasting the Red Sox in 1957 awakened him to the fact that he may need an alternate way of making of living, leading to his interest in station ownership. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... WCCM may refer to: World Community for Christian Meditation World Congress on Computational Mechanics, a bianual computational mechanics conference [1] Category: ...   Settled: 1655 â€“ Incorporated: 1847 Zip Code(s): 01840 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... Places Laramie, Wyoming Laramie County, Wyoming Laramie River North Laramie River People LaRamie, Jacques, French fur trapper killed by American Indians on the river bearing his name Other The Man from Laramie, a 1955 American western movie directed by Anthony Mann The Laramie Project, a play later made into a... Nickname: WPB, West Palm, The 561, Dub City Location in Palm Beach County and the state of Florida. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Awards

In 1970, Curt Gowdy became the first sportscaster to receive the George Foster Peabody Award. He was elected to the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame in 1981. In addition, he was given the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984, the Pete Rozelle Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993 and a lifetime achievement Emmy in 1992, and was selected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1995. Gowdy was president of the Basketball Hall of Fame for several years, and that institution's Curt Gowdy Award is presented annually to outstanding basketball writers and broadcasters; he was one of its first two recipients. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly referred to as the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting. ... The Ford C. Frick Award is an award bestowed annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame in the United States to a broadcaster for major contributions to baseball. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... The following are the baseball events of the year 1984 throughout the world. ... Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the National Football Leagues Hall of Fame. ... See also: 1992 in sports, other events of 1993, 1994 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Athletics February 11 - Irina Privalova sets a new womens 60m indoors world record August 13 - August 22 - World Championships held in Stuttgart Auto Racing Stock car racing: Dale Jarrett won... An Emmy Award. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995 to recognize the career of former Boston Red Sox players. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1995 throughout the world. ... The Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ...

Curt Gowdy's 20 Halls of Fame honors/inductions:

• 1. Conservation Hall of Fame International - April 16, 1973
• 2. International Fishing Hall of Fame - 1981
• 3. Natl. Sportscasters & Sportswriters Hall of Fame - 1981
• 4. Sportswriters & Broadcasters Hall of Fame - 1984
• 5. National Baseball Hall of Fame - 1984, Ford Frick Award recipient
• 6. American Sportscasters Hall of Fame - 1985
• 7. Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame - 1990
• 8. Gold Medal Hall of Fame Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in New England
• 9. Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame - 1992
• 10. Oklahoma Assoc. of Broadcasters Hall of Fame - 1994
• 11. Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame - 1995
• 12. American Football League Hall of Fame - 1995
• 13. University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame - Sept. 25, 1998
• 14. Florida Sports Hall of Fame - 1999
• 15. Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame --- 2001
• 16. International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Fishing Hall of Fame - 2003
• 17. Wyoming Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame - 2003
• 18. Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame - 2004
• 19. National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame - 2005
• 20. Rose Bowl Hall of Fame --- 2005 inductee (Jan. 3, 2006)

Curt Gowdy State Park

A new state park in Wyoming, opened in 1971, was officially named for Gowdy on March 27, 1972, one of numerous honors bestowed on the native son from the state of Wyoming on "Curt Gowdy Day." The 11,000 acre (4450 hectare) Curt Gowdy State Park is halfway between his hometown of Cheyenne and his college town of Laramie. Additional acreage was acquired by the state for the park in 2006. "It has two beautiful lakes, hiking trails, camping, boating, fishing, and beauty," said Gowdy. "It has everything I love. What greater honor can a man receive?" Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Curt Gowdy State Park is a state park located in Wyoming, about halfway between Cheyenne and Laramie on state highway 210. ... Location in Wyoming Coordinates: County Laramie County Founded 1867 Government  - Mayor Jack R. Spiker Area  - City 57. ... Downtown Laramie Laramie is the county seat of Albany County in the U.S. state of Wyoming. ...

Gowdy was proud of his Wyoming heritage and loved the outdoors, and said that he was "born with a fly-rod in one hand," and that the sports microphone came a little later. In 2002, he recalled that his father, Edward Curtis Gowdy, who had taught him to hunt and fish, was the best fly-fisherman in the state. "We had free access to prime-time fishing and hunting. The outdoors was a way of life for me. I should have paid them to host The American Sportsman." For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The American Sportsman was a television series on ABC which presented filmed highlights of hunting and/or fishing trips involving the programs hosts and celebrities. ...

Death

Curt Gowdy died at age 86 at his winter home in Palm Beach, Florida, after an extended battle with leukemia. His funeral procession circled Fenway Park and he was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was survived by his wife Jerre, daughter Cheryl Ann, sons Curt, Jr. & Trevor, and five grandchildren. Palm Beachs skyline, as seen from Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. ... Leukemia or leukaemia (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ...   Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ...

Curt Gowdy Post Office Building

On October 12, 2006 the United States Postal Service located in Green River, Wyoming was officially designated as the Curt Gowdy Post Office Building honoring the place of Gowdy's birth. The legislation required for the United States Postal Service name change was introduced by Wyoming House Representative Barbara Cubin. Green River is a city in southwestern Wyoming in Sweetwater County. ... Barbara Lynn Cubin (born November 30, 1946) is an American politician. ...

External links

• Baseball Hall of Fame - Frick Award recipient
• American Football League Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy's citation
• Curt Gowdy at the Internet Movie Database
• Ex-Red Sox Broadcaster Curt Gowdy Dies
• "Curt Gowdy dies at 86", The Boston Globe, February 20, 2006.
• "Sportscaster Curt Gowdy dies at 86", The Boston Globe, February 21, 2006.
• Red Sox mourn the loss of Hall of Fame broadcaster Curt Gowdy -- Boston Red Sox press release
• Full 3-hour Archive of American Television interview with Curt Gowdy on Google Video
• Sports E-Cyclopedia's Memoriam to Curt
• Curt Gowdy dies at 86 The New York Times 21-Feb-2006
• In memory of Curt Gowdy - U.S. Senator Craig Thomas 27-Feb-2006
• Curt Gowdy State Park - 1972 west of Cheyenne, Wyoming