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Harry Caray as announcer for the Cardinals in 1954. Caray would be the Cardinals' play-by-play man for 25 seasons, his longest tenure with any team. |
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Three Hall of Fame broadcasters (from left to right): Joe Garagiola, Harry Caray and Jack Buck broadcast a game from the bleachers at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. (TSN Archive) |
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Out of action: Harry Caray fractured both of his legs when he was it by a car in 1968. Like so many times before and after that, he bounced back and returned to the booth.
(Tribune file) |
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Harry Caray poses in the on-deck circle in St. Louis. He was offered a tuition scholarsahip to play baseball at Alabama, but couldn't afford the other expenses. |
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Some of Harry Caray's best interviews came when he interviewed former players, as he did here with Ted Williams during Caray's days with the White Sox. (Chicago Cubs) |
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Fans in the bleachers everywhere lost quite an announcer not to mention a compatriot when Harry Caray died. (Chicago Cubs) |
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Harry Caray began announcing Cubs games on WGN in 1982 and his popularity reached new heights. (Tribune file) |
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Home away from home: Harry Caray, seen here in 1987, always seemed at home in the broadcasting booth. (Tribune file) |
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Harry Caray was paid the ultimate honor as a baseball broadcaster in 1989 when he was inducted in the Hall of Fame. |
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Joined by President Ronald Reagan during a Cubs game broadcast on Sept. 30, 1988. Reagan called play-by-play for 1 1/2 innings. (AP file) |
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Kids tracked down Harry Caray for autographs as hard as they tracked down Cubs players. And from all the stories many people
tell, he always obliged. (Stephen Green/Chicago Cubs) |
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Bob Costas and Harry Caray sat down for an interview at Wrigley Field in 1994. (Stephen Green/Chicago Cubs) |
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Lady Hillary Clinton gets a kiss from Harry Caray between innings on Opening Day in 1994. (Reuters) |
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Bud Man: Harry Caray hands out another 45-cent
beer to fans at his restaurant Thursday, April 17, 1997. Caray sold 45-cent beers until the 0-12 Cubs won a game and to commemorate 1945, the year he began broadcasting. (Associated Press) |
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The Boys: Harry Caray with his son Skip (right) and grandson Chip pose together in Chicago in 1991. Chip was to join Harry in the Chicago Cubs broadcast booth in 1998. Skip broadcasts for the Atlanta Braves. (Associated Press) |
