Chick Hearn
Acting
- Born:
- 1916-11-27
- Died:
- 2002-08-05
- Place of birth:
- Buda, Illinois, U.S.
Biography
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
Filmography
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Longshot
The Proud Family
Love & Basketball
Wrongfully Accused
Dharma & Greg
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Arli$$
Hang Time
Duckman
Airborne
White Men Can't Jump
Rugrats
Heart Condition
The Simpsons
Garfield and Friends
Big Business
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
21 Jump Street
Body Slam
Matlock
Volunteers
Fletch
Half Nelson
Hardcastle and McCormick
Matt Houston
Simon & Simon
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
...All the Marbles
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The White Shadow
Heaven Can Wait
Lou Grant
The Gambler
Police Woman
Busting
Hawkins
Here We Go Again
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
The Love Bug
The Loved One
Run for Your Life
Gilligan's Island
The Fugitive
Cry for Happy
Burden Of Truth
The Wonderful World of Disney