Ray Scott (1920 - March 23, 1998) was an American sportscaster, best known for his broadcasts for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A sportscaster is an announcer on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. ... Note: Basketball teams from Chicago and Anderson once used the name Packers as well. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ...

Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Scott began his broadcasting career on local radio in the late 1930s. His first NFL broadcasts came in 1953 over the DuMont Television Network; three years later he joined the Packers, and it was in Green Bay that his terse style of play-by-play developed its greatest following. Johnstown is a city located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. ... DuMont Televisions Logo The DuMont Television Network was a pioneer American television network, beginning operation in 1946; when DuMont began operations, rivals CBS and NBC had not revived their pre-war experimental efforts, and ABC had no television plans. ... Play-by-play, in broadcasting, means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. ...

Scott was also the lead television and radio announcer for Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1966, calling the 1965 World Series on NBC television. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1991 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1924 AL Pennants (6) 1991 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1965 â€¢ 1933 1925 â€¢ 1924 Central Division titles (3) 2004 â€¢ 2003 â€¢ 2002 West Division titles (4) 1991 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1970 â€¢ 1969 Wild... The 1965 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the American League champion Minnesota Twins, who had won their first pennant since 1933 when the team was known as the Washington Senators. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

In 1967 Scott became lead NFL announcer for the CBS network; that year he broadcast the infamous Ice Bowl game as well as Super Bowl I, both of which involved the Packers. During his tenure with CBS he called four Super Bowls and nine NFL (later NFC) championship games. CBS (formerly an acronym for Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... The referee signals a touchdown after quarterback Bart Starr sneaks in for the game-winning score in The Ice Bowl The Ice Bowl was the 1967 NFL Championship game between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. ... 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 Game referee Halftime show University of Arizona and University of Michigan Bands Attendance 61,946 TV in the...

CBS fired Scott in 1974, replacing him with Pat Summerall (who had been paired with Scott as a color commentator). He was subsequently employed by a number of NFL and MLB teams. Scott also broadcast college football, college basketball, and golf at various points in his career. He also teamed with Patrick Ryan while doing High School and College Football in and around Billings, MT. George Allen Pat Summerall (born May 10, 1930 in Lake City, Florida) is a former American football player and television sportscaster. ... A color (or colour) commentator is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... College basketball refers to the American basketball league organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History The game of basketball was devised by James Naismith in 1892. ... Golf is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ...

Scott was twice named National Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, and was given regional awards by that organization 12 times in four different states. In 2000 he was posthumously given the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is technically the National Football Leagues Hall of Fame. ...