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Jack Buck. John Francis Buck (August 21, 1924 – June 18, 2002) was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. His play-by-play work earned him recognition from numerous halls of fame ( Baseball, Pro Football, and Radio ). [1] .
- Buck se basó en un perro real. Jack London estuvo realmente en Alaska y gran parte de su experiencia allí influyó en la escritura de la novela. En Alaska se alojó en la casa de los hermanos Marshall y Louis Whitford Bond, propietarios de un establecimiento de campo.
- Buck fue creado en respuesta a un perro malo. En 1902, un año antes de que se publicara "La llamada del bosque", Jack London escribió y publicó un relato corto titulado "Diablo – A Dog", sobre un perro horrible que mata a su dueño.
- ¿Por qué Buck parece más amenazante en el libro que en la película? En la novela, se supone que Buck es mitad San Bernardo y mitad pastor escocés. Se lo describe como especialmente grande y con aspecto de lobo.
- Buck no es un husky. Aunque se le describe como grande y ligeramente parecido a un lobo, nunca se imaginó que Buck fuera un husky, a pesar de la popularidad de la raza entre los entrenadores de perros de trineo.
- Passed on Monday Night Football
- Took Over in St. Louis
- Long List of Famous Calls
- Stirring Poem After 9/11
- 'He Battled For His Life'
- Son Carries on Family Tradition
He left the Cardinals briefly in 1960 to work with ABC when that network carried baseball and the fledgling American Football League. He left that network after a dispute, and did not return the network's phone call when it considered him as play-by-play man for the inaugural year of Monday Night Football in 1970, when the AFL merged into the Natio...
The Cardinals fired Caray in 1969, and while Caray prospered elsewhere—most notably with the Chicago Cubs—until his death in 1998, Buck emerged as number one in St. Louis. "For 15 years, he was the No. 2 guy in Harry Caray's shadow, but he was able to shine brightly through that shadow," New York Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen said on Major Leaguer Ba...
Buck's nearly five decades included several memorable calls. "Go ahead and remember him for a few calling cards," Chuck Finder wrote in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . "Just don't short-change Jack Buck on his versatility. His ability to broadcast baseball and football. His ability to work in radio and television." Among Buck's most noteworthy calls ...
When baseball resumed its games one week after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Buck gave an emotional speech before 32,563 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis before a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Pregame ceremonies included about 500 police offers and firefighters lining the entire warning track. Buck, who wore a bright r...
Buck's health continued to fade late in 2001. A heavy smoker, he underwent surgery for lung cancer that December. A month later he returned to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis to have an intestinal blockage removed. Buck underwent five operations in all. He went in and out of a coma for several weeks and died on June 18, 2002. "He made us proud ...
Buck is honored along the St. Louis Walk of Fame, among many other accolades. His son, Joe Buck, has emerged as a top sportscaster in his own right. "I always knew he was something special," the younger Buck wrote about his father in Sports Illustrated ."I wasn't the smartest kid, but I didn't have to be to realize people liked having him around. I...
19 de jun. de 2020 · MLB Network. 256K subscribers. Subscribed. 98. 14K views 3 years ago. MLB Network will continue to relive the greatest moments and calls from legendary play-by-play broadcasters across Major League...
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Buck was the ultimate self-made man. Born in 1924 in Holyoke, MA, John Francis Buck wanted to be a baseball announcer. Not a baseball player like most boys of his era or even a sports announcer. Buck always dreamed of being up in the booth looking out over a diamond on a warm summer afternoon.
17 de jun. de 2022 · Dan Caesar. It has been 20 years, a generation, since the ubiquitous voice that nearly every St. Louisan immediately recognized last spoke. But all this time later, the robust legacy of Jack...
20 de jun. de 2002 · Jack Buck, one of the country’s most popular sportscasters and a beloved institution in St. Louis and throughout much of the Midwest during a broadcasting career spanning five decades, died...
