Sports broadcast Curt Gowdy, who died Monday at age 86, was in the broadcast booths at 13 World Series, 16 All-Star baseball games, numerous Rose Bowls and the 1976 Montreal Olympics. He was called "the first superstar of sports television because he did all of the big events� by NBC veteran Dick Enberg.
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For those who wish to read more stories about Gowdy, here are some links:
The Palm Beach Post, Gowdy's hometown newspaper, talked with 89-year-old Dom DiMaggio and John Havlicek, among others, for this story.
According to ESPN's Dick Vitale: "Gowdy's loss a blow to American sports fans"
Gowdy's voice will be missed, writes Elliott Kalb of FOXSports.com
Dave Strege of the Orange County Register remembers Gowdy as an avid outdoorsman who was known for his versatility.
Gowdy's voice will always resonate, writes Jerry Izenberg of The (Newark) Star-Ledger
This is Cooperstown's Web page for Curt Gowdy, who won the Ford C. Frick Award in 1984
In this old column from ESPN.com, Gowdy himself recalls how "American Sportsman" began back in the 1960s.
A full index of Gowdy's columns for ESPN can be found here.
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