Remembering Curt Gowdy

Questions:

1) Legendary sportscaster Curt Gowdy died on February 20, 2006. When and where was he born?

2) In which sport did Gowdy excel at the University of Wyoming?

3) Name the MLB team that Gowdy landed a job with in 1951.

4) What was his nickname at that job?

5) Which event was the highlight of his broadcasting years with Boston?

6) Many credit Gowdy with helping an upstart sports league gain popularity in the early 1960s. Name it.

7) Which famous football game is Gowdy most noted for broadcasting?

8) Gowdy announced a number of Super Bowls; how many?

9) How many World Series did Gowdy call?

10) An avid hunter and angler, name the long-running outdoor TV show Gowdy hosted.

Answers:

10) ABC’s “The American Sportsman”

9) 13, including 10 consecutive for NBC

8) Seven, all for NBC

7) The first Super Bowl in 1967. He also called the infamous “Heidi” game in 1968

6) The American Football League (AFL); Gowdy called the games for NBC phone when Ted Williams hit a home run in his final major league at-bat

5) In 1960, Gowdy was at the micro -

4) He was labeled “The voice of the Red Sox”

3) The Boston Red Sox

2) Basketball

1) Gowdy was born July 31, 1919, in Green River, Wyo.

Outdoors

Saturday

12 p.m. WBBM WHBF WHIO WIFR WMBD Fishing The Catch. (Live)

Skating

Sunday

2 p.m. KWQC WEEK WMAQ WREX Figure Skating World Championships.

Soccer

Sunday

8 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Leeds United vs. Crystal Palace. Leeds United plays Crystal Palace at Elland Road in Premier League matchround 30. The Eagles have lost seven consecutive away games versus the Whites in all competitions, since a 1-0 win in the Championship on March 21, 2006 (goal by Jobi McAnuff). (Live)

Tuesday

2 p.m. WBBM WHBF WHIO WIFR WMBD UEFA Champions League Soccer Teams TBA. (Live)

Wednesday

2 p.m. WBBM WHBF WHIO WIFR WMBD UEFA Champions League Soccer Teams TBA. (Live)

Saturday

6:30 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Aston Villa vs. Newcastle United. Aston Villa is up against Newcastle United at Villa Park in matchround 31 of the Premier League. Villa recorded a 2-0 league home win versus the Magpies in each of the last three seasons. Danny Ings and Anwar El Ghazi scored the goals in 2021-2022. (Live)

9 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Tottenham Hotspur vs. AFC Bournemouth. Spurs and Bournemouth meet at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in matchround 31 of the Premier League. The Cherries have lost all five Premier League away fixtures against Spurs. The only one at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was a 3-2 defeat on Nov. 30, 2019. (Live)

11:30 a.m. KWQC WEEK WMAQ WREX Premier League Soccer Manchester City vs. Leicester City. Manchester City takes on Leicester City at Etihad Stadium in matchround 31 of the Premier League. In last season’s Premier League, the Citizens recorded a 6-3 home victory against the Foxes on Dec. 26, 2021. The hosts led 4-0 after only 25 minutes. (Live)

Tennis

Monday

7 a.m. BSMW 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters Tennis ATP First Round. (Live)

Tuesday

7 a.m. BSMW 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters Tennis ATP First & Second Round. (Live)

Wednesday

7 a.m. BSMW 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters Tennis ATP Second Round & Round of 16. (Live)

12 a.m. BSMW 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters Tennis ATP Second Round & Round of 16.

Thursday

7 a.m. BSMW 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters Tennis ATP Round of 16. (Live)

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700 300 501 HBO

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(:15) Music Box "Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed"

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630 340 535 STZENC (7:20) <++ The Matador ('05) <++ Butch and Sundance: The Early Days ('79) Tom Berenger, William Katt.

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(:50) <++ A Good Year ('06) Marion Cotillard, Albert Finney, Russell Crowe.

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BY JAY BOBBIN

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