Chick Hearn
Birthday: 1916-11-27 | Place of Birth: Buda, Illinois, U.S.Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2015
Kobe Bryant's Muse
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
as Narrator
1971
1957
Burden Of Truth
as Fight Broadcaster (voice)
