Legendary announcer Dick Enberg, whose amazing sportscasting career spanned six decades, died Thursday at the age of 82. He did play-by-play for college basketball, college and professional football and Major League Baseball. He also called other sporting events such as boxing, tennis, golf, horse racing and the Olympics.

 

Enberg retired from his TV job with the San Diego Padres in October 2016.

 

Sportscaster Dick Enberg, Whose Career Spanned 60 Years, Dies At 82

My all-time favorite PBP guy. I always got a special cold chill down the back of my neck whenever I heard him say, "Oh my!"

Long time sportscaster dies at home.

 

 

Sportscaster Dick Enberg — voice of baseball, football, tennis and more — found dead at his La Jolla home at 82 - LA Times

He was a rare talent.

If I’m not mistaken he teamed up a lot with Al McGuire for NCAA basketball on NBC. He was very good at his trade.

The man sure did it all, and knew his way around just about any sport. Definitely one of the more memorable, iconic, and irreplaceable voices in sports from my childhood.

 

While sports memories are still being made today, I don't know that anything can top the magic of legends like Dick Enberg, and some of the others from his era.

My favorite Dick Enberg Game.

 

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One of the greatest, without question. Back in the day, when NBC had the Saturday Game of the Week, he was THE voice of college basketball. I'll always remember him most for that.

I always liked Dick Enberg...just really good at what he did. I have played golf many times at a course called Stonecreek in Phoenix, AZ. On all of the par 3's they have engraved in the concrete cart paths the names of all the golfers that have had holes in ones on that hole and the date. On #12, one of the names I will always remember is Dick Enberg...not many Dick Enbergs out there so I always assumed it was THE Dick Enberg...

If I’m not mistaken he teamed up a lot with Al McGuire for NCAA basketball on NBC. He was very good at his trade.

 

Dick, Billy and Al.

Ditto to all above. We've lost a rare talent in him.

My favorite sports show was a game show by the name of "Sports Challenge." Dick hosted. Anyone remember it? Here Len Dawson, Otis Taylor, and Willie Lanier of the Chiefs go up against the '71 Dolphins represented by Jim Kiick, Larry Czonka, and Paul Warfield. I hardly ever missed this show.