Buck in 1987 Born John Francis Buck ( 1924-08-21)August 21, 1924, United States Died June 18, 2002 ( 2002-06-18) (aged 77), United States Resting place Alma mater Occupation Spouse(s) Alyce Larson (divorced in 1969) Carole Lintzenich Children Sons: Jack Jr., Dan and Daughters: Beverly, Christine, Bonnie, Betsy and Julie Parent(s) Earle and Kathleen Buck John Francis 'Jack' Buck (August 21, 1924 – June 18, 2002) was an American, best known for his work announcing games of the. His work earned him recognition from numerous Halls of Fame, such as the, the, and the. He has also been inducted as a member of the.
Buck was born in but moved to the area with his family in 1939. After graduating from high school, he worked on large shipping boats that traveled the. Buck was drafted into the in June 1943 and later was awarded a as part of his service. After completion of his military service in 1946, Buck enrolled at (and graduated from). His early sportscasting career included work for the minor league affiliates of the. In 1954, Buck was promoted to radio play-by-play of Cardinal games on, a position that he maintained for nearly all of the next 47 years. He was known in St.
Louis for his trademark phrase 'That's a winner!' , which was said after every game that the Cardinals had won. In addition to his work with the Cardinals, Buck also earned assignments on many national sportscasts, including radio coverage of 18 and 11. Some of his famous play-by-play calls include the dramatic walk-off home runs hit by in Game 5 of the, by in Game 1 of the, and by in Game 6 of the. In the final years of his life, Buck also became recognized for writing poetry, culminating in national attention for his poem 'For America', written after. The later part of his career found him working side-by-side in the Cardinals booth with his son, who also has risen to national sportscasting prominence.
Contents. Early life Buck was born in as the 3rd of 7 children by Earle and Kathleen Buck. His father was a railroad accountant who commuted weekly to. From an early age, Buck dreamed of becoming a sports announcer with his early exposure to sports broadcasting coming from listening to baseball games announced. Part of his childhood coincided with the, and Buck remembered his family sometimes using a metal slug to keep a coin-operated gas meter going during the winter to provide heat for their home. In 1939 his family moved to to join their father, who had a job with the.
Soon after though, Buck's father died at the age of 49 due to related to. Buck planned to quit high school in 1941 to take a full-time job in an effort to support his family. Dissuaded by one of his teachers, Buck decided to finish high school, graduating from in the winter of 1942. After graduation, he followed one of his friends and began working on an iron ore freight boat operated on the by the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company. Buck served on a 700 foot (8,400 in) steamer named 'The Sheadle', where he began as porter and was later promoted to night cook and baker. After performing various other shipping related jobs, Buck attempted to become a 'deck watch'.
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A physical examination related to the deck watch application process revealed Buck was, unable to differentiate between the colors green and brown. Ineligible for the promotion to deck watch, Buck subsequently became eligible for the military draft, and was drafted into the in June 1943. Military service The physicality of Buck's work on the Great Lakes left in him good physical condition at the time he entered the Army. Buck, who was 19 years old, stood 5' 11' tall, and weighed 165 pounds at the time. His first assignment was anti-aircraft training, and was sent to to undergo his 13-week regimen. After completing his basic training in 1943, Buck was designated as an instructor, and assigned the rank of. In addition to his instructor duties, Buck participated in as a form of recreation.
In February 1945 Buck shipped out to the European theater of the war, where he was assigned to K Company, 47th Infantry Regiment,. During the night of March 7, 1945, Buck and his compatriots crossed the at the town of. United States forces' successful capture of this bridge led to the, a battle lasting from March 7–25. On the morning of March 15, 1945, Buck was the squad leader of a patrol that came under German fire in the Remagen zone.
Wounded in his left forearm and leg by, Buck received medical treatment on the battlefield from the only medic K company had at that time,. Buck received further medical treatment at the 177th General Army Hospital in where he was awarded the. Buck recovered, and rejoined his outfit sometime after German forces had surrendered. Declining to re-enlist, and turning down requests to enroll in the Officiers Training School, Buck joined his compatriots in guard duty of German prisoners of war. Buck received orders to ship home in April 1946, effectively ending his military service. College After returning to the United States, Buck proceeded to work in various industrial-related jobs. When his friend Bill Theil told Buck he needed a roommate to attend with, Buck decided on the spot to join Theil and enroll at Ohio State.
The suddenness of Buck's decision meant he had no corresponding paperwork that could be used to formally enroll at the University, so Buck attended classes of his own choosing until he was able to formally enroll. Buck majored in radio speech and minored in Spanish. He also worked several jobs while attending college, including one position at an all-night gas station. Buck crafted his play-by-play skills broadcasting games. After college, he called games for the, a affiliate of the St.
Louis Cardinals, in –. He spent the season as voice of another AAA Cardinals affiliate, the on WHEC (AM). His work there earned him an invitation to join the big-league Cardinals' broadcast team in St. Louis the following season.
Broadcasting career St. Louis Cardinals. ' corks one into right, down the line!
Go crazy, folks! It's a home run, and the Cardinals have won the game, by the score of 3 to 2, on a home run by the Wizard! —Jack Buck Buck teamed with ex- and announcer in –. In, retired Cardinals third baseman joined Buck in the broadcast booth, beginning a 28-year partnership.
On Cardinals broadcasts, Buck routinely punctuated St. Louis victories with the expression, 'That's a winner!'
In addition to Joe, Buck has three daughters who worked in broadcasting – Julie Buck on 98.1 in St. Louis (she now works at, also in St.
Louis), Bonnie Buck, who currently works in television in Los Angeles, and Christine Buck, who started her career at in St. In addition, Buck's late younger brother, was a sportscaster and sports director at KMOX/-TV in St. Buck was well respected in the St. Louis community, where he lived and regularly volunteered time to host charity events. In addition to his sportscasting work, Buck served as the original host of the KMOX interview/call-in program At Your Service beginning in 1960. His guests on the program included.
Buck can be heard calling a (fictional) 1964 Cardinals broadcast in the 1988 film, and makes a cameo appearance in a 1998 episode of the television series. He also lent his voice to the 1995 edition of the video game.
Football Jack Buck was also a renowned broadcaster. In, he began calling games for television, following a four-year stint doing telecasts of the rival for. Buck called games in his first two CBS seasons, then switched to games, including the famous ' championship game in.
After the network moved away from dedicated team announcers, Buck continued to call regional NFL action through, as well as several and. He also called the for CBS television and several later Cotton Bowl games for CBS Radio.
In, Buck temporarily left his baseball duties in order to host the pregame show, alongside. In the and seasons, he called regional NFL play-by-play for NBC. On August 16, 1976, Buck called the first-ever NFL game played outside of the United States, a preseason exhibition between the and held at in Tokyo, Japan. (Buck also worked NBC's backup during the baseball season before returning to the Cardinals full-time in.) Buck served as the voice of (teaming with ) for nearly two decades (– and again from – after CBS regained the radio rights from ). Ironically, in 1970 ABC's had asked via telephone about Buck's interests in becoming the first television play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football, but because of personal animosity surrounding his previous stint with the network, Buck would not return their phone call.
(The television play-by-play role would go to instead, and later to Buck's CBS colleague,.) In addition to MNF, Buck called numerous playoff games for CBS Radio, including 17 (the most of any announcer). Buck also served as a local radio broadcaster for the football Cardinals in and, and returned to calling Sunday NFL games for CBS television from to. Late in the, Buck's onetime CBS broadcasting partner, was hospitalized with a after vomiting on a plane during a flight after a game, and was out for a considerable amount of time.
While replaced Summerall on games with lead analyst, Buck (who was at the time the network's lead announcer) filled in for Lundquist, teaming with to call two games (both of which coincidentally featured the Cardinals, who had moved from St. Louis to by that time). Jack Buck (left) with at the induction ceremony. As previously mentioned, in, Buck along with broadcast a series of late-afternoon Saturday games on.
Were the lead announcing crew for this series, which lasted one season. Despite temporarily losing the Game of the Week package in, ABC still televised several games in (with Buck returning to call the action). This occurred as was poised to tie and subsequently break 's regular season home run record of 60. From –, Buck teamed with the likes of, and for radio broadcasts on. Buck, along with CBS Radio colleagues Johnny Bench and, was on hand at San Francisco's on October 17, 1989, when the hit. After the 6.9 magnitude quake rocked the, Buck told the listening audience: “ I must say about Johnny Bench, folks, if he moved that fast when he played, he would have never hit into a double play.
I never saw anybody move that fast in my life. ” He is most famous for his coast-to-coast radio call of 's in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 1 of the and his disbelief at Gibson knocking it out while hobbled by injuries to his right hamstring and left knee. His call of the play is so famous that it's sometimes played over the television footage of the play. The television call was handled by long-time Dodgers announcer on. This was Buck's call. It begins here with Buck speculating on what might happen if Gibson manages to reach base.
Then you would run for Gibson and have batting. But, we have a big 3–2 pitch coming here from. Gibson swings, and a fly ball to deep right field! This is gonna be a home run! A home run for Gibson! And the have won the game, five to four; I don't believe what I just saw! The last sentence is often remembered and quoted by fans.
Buck followed it with, I don't believe what I just saw! Is this really happening, Bill? Buck concluded his comments on Gibson's amazing feat with this thought: One of the most remarkable finishes to any World Series Game.a one-handed home run by Kirk Gibson!
And the Dodgers have won it.five to four; and I'm stunned, Bill. I have seen a lot of dramatic finishes in a lot of sports, but this one might top almost every other one. Buck wasn't intended to be the main play-by-play announcer for baseball telecasts when the network acquired the sport from NBC and. Originally assigned to the network's #2 crew (and therefore, work with ), he was promoted at practically the last minute after was fired on of. After two years of calling baseball telecasts (including the Saturday afternoon, and ), Buck was dismissed by CBS. The official reasoning behind Buck's ouster was that he simply had poor chemistry with lead analyst.
Buck was soon replaced by announcer. Buck later noted that 'CBS never got that baseball play-by-play draws word-pictures. All they knew was that football stars analysts.
So they said, 'Let McCarver run the show. In television, all they want you to do is shut up.
I'm not very good at shutting up.' Buck was criticized by some for his alleged habit of predicting plays on air. Buck made controversial statements about singer prior to Game 4 of the. After Vinton muffed the lyrics of ' in his home town of, Buck lightly referenced Vinton's heritage. Buck soon got death threats from fans, who even went as far as leaving a footprint on Buck's hotel pillow. The next day, executive producer Ted Shaker spotted Buck in the hotel lobby and told Buck that he was in trouble.
The final baseball play that Jack Buck narrated for CBS television was 's game winning bloop single in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. “ The are going to win the World Series! The Twins have won it! It's a base hit! It's a 1–0 10th inning victory! ” Final years Over the course of the 1990s, Buck decided to reduce his schedule to calling only Cardinals home games (or 81 games a year unless there was a special occurrence).
Health concerns obviously could have played a factor in this, as Buck suffered from such ailments as, requiring a, and. Buck once joked, 'I wish I'd get, then I could forget I've got all the other stuff.' In 1998, the Cardinals dedicated a bust of Buck that showed him smiling with a hand cupping his left ear.
In 1999, he lent his name to a restaurant venture called, with the restaurant's name being shared with son Joe and daughter Julie. One of Buck's final public appearances was on September 17, 2001 at in St. It was the first night that Major League Baseball resumed after the of September 11.
Although looking rather frail (Buck at the time was sick with ) and struggling to maintain his composure (Buck was obviously showing the signs of Parkinson's disease as well), Buck stirred emotions by reading a during the pregame ceremonies. He concluded by silencing critics who thought baseball had come back too soon: 'I don't know about you, but as for me, the question has already been answered: Should we be here? For America.: 5–8.: 1, 5.: 8-9. ^: 15.: 19–20.: 21, 23–24.
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