| Curt Gowdy  Born: 31-Jul-1919
Birthplace: Green River, WY
Died: 20-Feb-2006
Location of death: Palm Beach, FL
Cause of death: Cancer - Leukemia
Remains: Buried, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Sports Journalist
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Voice of the Red Sox Military service: US Army Air Corps (medical discharge 1943) Prominent American sportscaster, his career began in 1944 broadcasting on KFBC in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was the radio voice of the New York Yankees (1949-51) and the Boston Red Sox (1951-66). After radio he worked for all three major television networks, covering football, baseball, basketball, and the Olympics. Notable among these were 13 World Series, 16 MLB All-Star games, 12 Rose Bowls, and the infamous "Heidi" game. For ten years he was host of baseball's Game of the Week on NBC, and for fifteen years host and producer of the American Sportsman on ABC, for which he won six Emmys. He was awarded a Peabody in 1970, the first sportscaster to receive that honor. Other awards include the Ford C. Frick Award (Baseball Hall of Fame, 1984) and the Pete Rozelle Award (Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1993). Curt Gowdy State Park near Cheyenne is named for him.
Wife: Jere Dawkins (m. 1949, until his death, one daughter, two sons)
Daughter: Charyl Anne
Son: Curt Gowdy, Jr.
Son: Trevor
High School: Cheyenne High School
University: University of Wyoming (1942)
Bush-Quayle '92
Ducks Unlimited
Peabody 1970
Emmy 1992 Lifetime Achievement
Pete Rozelle Award 1993
Ford C. Frick Award 1984
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Summer Catch (22-Aug-2001) · Himself
BASEketball (28-Jul-1998) · World Series Announcer [VOICE]
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (2-Dec-1988) · Baseball Announcer
Heaven Can Wait (28-Jun-1978)
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