Vince Lloyd

Vince Lloyd Skaff, who worked under the name Vince Lloyd, was a radio announcer for Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs for over 30 years.

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Radio - Announcer - Major League Baseball - Chicago Cubs

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During the 1950s, Lloyd was the sidekick to Jack Brickhouse on Cubs television broadcasts. When beloved radio play-by-play man Jack Quinlan died in an auto accident during spring training, 1965, Lloyd was promoted to that position and Lloyd Pettit was brought in to back up Brickhouse.

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Jack Brickhouse - Television - Play-by-play - Jack Quinlan - 1965 - Lloyd Pettit

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Lloyd then began more than a 20-year radio run partnered with Hall of Fame shortstop Lou Boudreau. Between Lloyd's enthusiastic play-by-play description and Boudreau's expert analysis of game strategy, as well as the constant by-play, discussion of food sent by fans to the portly pair, and so on, the two made a memorable and well-loved team.

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Hall of Fame - Lou Boudreau

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Various announcers have called a home run a "Holy..." something: Harry Caray and Phil Rizzuto invoked "Holy cow!" Milo Hamilton's was "Holy Toledo! For awhile, Vince was known for "Holy mackerel!" During the 1970s, someone sent the team a bell, and when a Cubs' player would hit a home run, they would ring the bell as Lloyd proclaimed, "It's a bell-ringer!"

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Harry Caray - Phil Rizzuto - Milo Hamilton

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