FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 20, 2005
Sportscaster Curt Gowdy Dies At 86
Signature Voice Of The Red Sox Debuted In 1944
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Play CBS Video Video Curt Gowdy Dies Of Leukemia Legendary sportscaster Curt Gowdy, 86, died Monday of leukemia. Gowdy made his broadcasting debut in 1944 and went on to call 13 World Series and 16 All-Star games.
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Sportscasting legend Curt Gowdy fought a long battle with leukemia. (AP)
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He died in Palm Beach after a long battle with leukemia, Red Sox spokeswoman Pam Ganley said.
Gowdy made his broadcasting debut in 1944 and went on to call 13 World Series and 16 All-Star games.
In 1951 Gowdy became main play-by-play voice on the Red Sox broadcast team. He left the Red Sox in 1966 for a 10-year stint as "Game of the Week" announcer for NBC.
He was also the longtime host of the "American Sportsman" series.
"He's certainly the greatest play-by-play person up to this point that NBC sports has ever had," NBC Universal Sports chairman Dick Ebersol said Monday.
"He literally carried the sports division at NBC for so many year on his back. ... He was a remarkable talent and he was an even more remarkable human being," Ebersol said.
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