Jack Buck

John Francis Buck (August 21, 1924 – June 18, 2002), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. Buck received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.

Football

Jack Buck was also a legendary football broadcaster, serving as the CBS Radio voice of Monday Night Football (teaming with Hank Stram) for nearly two decades (1978-1995 to be exact). Buck also called the famous Ice Bowl and Super Bowl IV for CBS television, and numerous regular-season and postseason baseball contests on CBS radio and television. On August 16, 1976, Buck called the first ever pro football game outside of the United States. The game was played in Japan between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Chargers. Prior to calling National Football League games for CBS television beginning in 1963, Jack Buck spent three years calling games for the American Football League for ABC. He was also the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals football team during the 1970s and 1980s. The Pro Football Hall of Fame presented Buck with its Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award in 1996.

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Football - CBS Radio - Monday Night Football - Hank Stram - 1978 - 1995 - Ice Bowl - Super Bowl IV - CBS - Television - Postseason - August 16 - 1976 - United States - Japan - St. Louis Cardinals - San Diego Chargers - National Football League - CBS - 1963 - American Football League - ABC - 1970s - 1980s - Pro Football Hall of Fame - Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award - 1996

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