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Feb 20, 2006 · Curt Gowdy, the Wyoming-bred outdoorsman whose voice defined big-game network television sportscasting during the 1960's and '70's, died today. He was 86. Mr. Gowdy died at his home in Palm Beach ...
Gowdy earned 13 Emmys over the course of his career, including six for The American Sportsman. He was presented the Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award in 1991 and is the first individual sports figure to win the Peabody Award for Outstanding Journalistic Achievement. Perhaps the most prolific broadcaster ever to step into a booth, Gowdy spanned ...
Gowdy, a Wyoming native was inducted into the Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame in 2004. A state park in Wyoming which opened in 1971, was officially named for Gowdy on March 27, 1972, one of numerous honors bestowed on the native son from the state of Wyoming on “Curt Gowdy Day.”. The 11,000 acre Curt Gowdy State Park is halfway between his ...
Jan 8, 2012 · In a career spanning more than 40 years, Curt Gowdy became recognized as one of the top sportscasters in broadcasting history. Broadcaster Red Barber wrote in 1970, “In my measured opinion, the greatest television sports announcer of today is Curt Gowdy. He is the best man on football, baseball, basketball, track, winter or summer Olympics ...
Apr 17, 2024 · The Curt Gowdy State Park was established in Wyoming in 1971. Gowdy is survived by his wife, Jerre; daughter Cheryl Ann; sons Trevor and Curt Jr., the vice president of production and executive ...
Curtis Edward Gowdy was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s. He coined the nickname "The Granddaddy of Them All" for the Rose Bowl Game, taking the moniker from the Cheyenne Frontier Days in his native Wyoming.
Feb 20, 2006 · Long-time sports broadcaster Curt Gowdy has died at the age of 86. The sad announcement came Monday from a Boston Red Sox spokesman, who said Gowdy passed away in Palm Beach, Florida, after a ...
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