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Feb 19, 1998 · Harry Caray, whose zesty, raucous style of baseball play-by-play electrified airwaves and roused fans for more than half a century, died Wednesday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 78. Caray, who lived in Palm Springs, Calif., during the baseball off seasons, had been in a coma since he collapsed at a restaurant Saturday night while having dinner with his wife ...
Harry Christopher Caray (né Carabina; March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) was an American radio and television sportscaster.During his career he called the play-by-play for five Major League Baseball teams, beginning with 25 years of calling the games of the St. Louis Cardinals (with two of those years also spent calling games for the St. Louis Browns).
Oct 27, 2021 · Harry Caray was one of a small number of people who transcended their cultural niche. A legendary baseball broadcaster, Caray's larger-than-life personality crossed over into mainstream pop culture. His signature look that included oversized glasses, his loopy, easily distracted broadcasting style, and his catchphrase "Holy cow!"
- Jeff Somers
Feb 19, 1998 · Feb. 19, 1998 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. CHICAGO —. This town’s baseball fans were left brokenhearted Wednesday by the death of Harry Caray, the ebullient cotton-mouthed Chicago Cubs ...
Jan 1, 2012 · Caray’s career and his life nearly came to an end on November 3, 1968. “I was walking across the street leaving a St. Louis hotel at 1:15 in the morning when I was hit by a car,” he said in 1970. “The driver was a 21-year-old veteran just back that morning from Vietnam. He had no driver’s license … no insurance.
Oct 12, 2015 · And in the process, Caray’s star was as big, if not bigger, than the players in his calls. More than 17 years after his death in 1998, Caray’s presence still looms large at Wrigley Field.
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May 20, 1987 · Harry Caray was growing increasingly nervous. He was halfway through his first Chicago Cub broadcast since suffering a stroke Feb. 17, and below his booth, Wrigley Field was poised for song and mania.
