Chick Hearn

About

Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.

Known for

The SimpsonsSeries • 1989RugratsSeries • 1991The FugitiveSeries • 1963Garfield and FriendsSeries • 198821 Jump StreetSeries • 1987MatlockSeries • 1986Simon & SimonSeries • 1981Arli$$Series • 1996Lou GrantSeries • 1977Police WomanSeries • 1974DuckmanSeries • 1994Matt HoustonSeries • 1982Gilligan's IslandSeries • 1964Dharma & GregSeries • 1997Hardcastle and McCormickSeries • 1983The White ShadowSeries • 1978Hang TimeSeries • 1995The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954The Love BugMovie • 1968FletchMovie • 1985White Men Can't JumpMovie • 1992Wrongfully AccusedMovie • 1998AirborneMovie • 1993Love & BasketballMovie • 2000