Vin Scully

Vincent Edward Scully (born November 29, 1927 in The Bronx, New York) is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball games.

Early life

Growing up in the Washington Heights section of New York, Scully made ends meet by delivering milk and mail, pushing garment racks, and cleaning silver in the basement of the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City. His father was a silk salesman; his mother a homemaker of Irish descent with red hair like her son.

Related Topics:
Washington Heights - New York City - Irish

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Vin knew he wanted to be a sports announcer the moment he became fascinated with football broadcasts on his radio. This is despite the fact that at the time, Vin didn't know any sports announcers, had never seen a sports announcer work before, and had never even seen a sporting event in person.

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