Sportscaster Curt Gowdy has died after a long battle with leukemia
Gowdy was before my time but I've always been impressed by how well liked and respected the former voice of the Red Sox was by both fans and other broadcasters alike. Gowdy saw it and did it all - including 16 World Series, 12 Rose Bowls, 7 Olympic Games, and 8 Super Bowls.
One of my favorite sports stories was told by Gowdy:
Hall of Fame broadcaster Curt Gowdy, 84, told Esquire he'll never forget the night during the 1949 season when he went out for a cold one with manager Casey Stengel, when both were in their first year with the New York Yankees. "He ordered a draft beer and knocked it down in one gulp," Gowdy told the magazine, then described the ensuing conversation: "Jeezus, Casey, why do you drink your beer so fast?" "I drink it like that ever since the accident." "You were in an accident?" "Yeah, somebody knocked over my beer."
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