Legendary sports broadcaster Dick Enberg has passed away at the age of 82. His career spanned 60 years and several sports on numerous radio and television stations.
Beloved Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Enberg has died. He was 82. https://t.co/qrYyAu3ive
— ESPN (@espn) December 22, 2017
He had been scheduled to fly to Boston but never arrived, leading his family to call authorities out of concern. He was discovered in his home in metro San Diego with his bags packed for a trip that he wouldn’t make.
Originally born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, Enberg attended college at Central Michigan University where he played collegiate baseball and earned a bachelor’s degree. While at Central Michigan, Enberg was employed by Detroit Tigers radio affiliate WSAM in Saginaw.
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He got his first big break calling UCLA basketball games; he called the Bruins winning eight national titles in the nine years he was there.
He was known for his signature “Oh my!” call, as well as “Touch ’em all” (for home runs). During his broadcasting career, he worked for ESPN, CBS, and NBC; he was the network’s No. 1 NFL voice alongside analyst Merlin Olsen during the 1980s. He also called an astounding nine no-hitters, including two by the San Francisco Giants’ Tim Lincecum against the San Diego Padres. He also was the voice for ten Super Bowls. He retired from broadcasting in 2016.
Enberg received the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He also won 13 Sports Emmy awards and a Lifetime Achievement Emmy. Additionally, he was also honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In August of 2017, the Detroit Sports Media named Enberg the 2017 recipient of the DSM Ernie Harwell Lifetime Contribution Award for a lifetime of service to the sports broadcasting community.
