Chick Hearn Passes

[CURVE]

Chick Hearn, The "Voice of the Lakers" passed away on Monday aged 85. I know he isn't a Basketball player, but to all Lakers fans he is everybit a Lakers as Magic, Elgin, Jerry and Kareem.

He is the only Broadcaster the Lakers have had.

Francis "Chick" Hearn broadcast 3362 games for the Lakers between 1965 and 2002, including 3338 consecutively between November 21 1965 and December 16 2001.

During the Hearn era, The Los Angeles Lakers:

Played 3,400 games
Scored 360,000 points
Utilized over 230 players
Registered over 2,100 wins
Won 9 Championships

A true Legend

R.I.P

 

[Booze Hound]

I heard he'd had a fall on the weekend.

Sad day for the Lakers organisation.

 

[coxon]

Originally posted by DEVO

Francis "Chick" Hearn broadcast 3362 games for the Lakers between 1965 and 2002, including 3338 consecutively between November 21 1965 and December 16 2001.

the legendary announcer, also coined the terms:

air ball, charity stripe, finger roll, garbage time, give & go, slam dunk, throws up a brick..

more Chick'isms at: http://www.armory.com/~lew/sports/basketball/chick.html

and describing my favourite laker: "...fletch.. 6'5.. 6'9 with the afro.."

may the great man rest in peace ~

 

[Dingster]

RIP Chick. An awesome contribution to the Laker's organisation.

 

[jod23]

You knew the game was over if you heard this midway through the last quarter...

''You can put this one in the refrigerator. The door's closed, the light's out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard and the Jell-O is jiggling.''

He was a great man and may he rest in peace.

 

[CURVE]

Re: Re: Chick Hearn Passes

Originally posted by coxon


more Chick'isms at: http://www.armory.com/~lew/sports/basketball/chick.html

Great site. Love it.

When we were living in the States we would listen to his calls all the time. He was the best. Ver discriptive and very funny.