Chick Hearn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chick Hearn

American basketball sportscaster

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1916

Place of Birth: Aurora, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 05-Aug-2002

Profession: journalist, sports commentator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster.
Known primarily as the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, Hearn was remembered for his rapid fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that have become common basketball vernacular, and for broadcasting 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965.
Additionally, Hearn started the now common tradition of estimating the distance of shots taken. Of note is that most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.