Harry Kalas

Harry Kalas

Birth : 1936-03-26, Naperville, Illinois, USA

Death : 2009-04-13

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harold Norbert Kalas (March 26, 1936 – April 13, 2009) was an American sportscaster, best known for his Ford C. Frick Award-winning role as lead play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies, a position he held from 1971 until his death in 2009. Kalas was also closely identified with the National Football League, serving as a voice-over narrator for NFL Films productions (a regular feature on Inside the NFL) and calling football games nationally for Westwood One radio. Kalas collapsed in the Washington Nationals' broadcast booth on April 13, 2009, about an hour before a Phillies game was scheduled to begin against the Nationals, and died soon afterward.

Profile

Harry Kalas

Movies

Richie Ashburn: A Baseball Life
Richie Ashburn: A Baseball Life
Richie Ashburn, also known as Whitey for his famously blond hair, was one of the most consistent hitters in Baseball history, winning the batting title twice. He was also an incomparable fielder. He later went on to become the broadcast voice of the Phillies and is one of the most beloved sports figures in Philadelphia sports history.
Big Game XXVIII: Road Runner vs. Coyote
Big Game XXVIII: Road Runner vs. Coyote
Narrator
Big Game XXVIII: Road Runner vs. Coyote is a tv special featuring four hours of Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner cartoons, a pregame analysis by Jerry Glanville, Nick Buoniconti, Cris Collinsworth and Len Dawson, and play-by-play shots.
Express: Aisle to Glory
Express: Aisle to Glory
Narrator (voice)
PBA Films and renowned bagging filmmaker Jonathan Buss bring the heart-pounding action of pro bagging to the screen in the inspiring story of a small town grocery bagger who emerges as one of the all-time bagging greats. The documentary follows bagging superstar Mark "Dizzy" Gillespie as he faces off against Food World "wonder-boy" Charlie Murphy at the Bag Boy World Championships.