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Curtis Edward Gowdy was an American sportscaster, well known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s. His accomplishments include coining the nickname "The Granddaddy of Them All" for the Rose Bowl Game, taking the moniker from the Cheyenne Frontier Days in his native Wyoming.
Birth Name
Curtis Edward Gowdy
Born
Thursday, 31 July 1919
Died
Monday, 20 February 2006
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Glickman | (archive footage) | 2013 |
Namath | Self | 2012 |
30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
Prime 9 | Self | 2009 |
NFL Top 10 | Self | 2007 |
Circle of Honor | Self | 2002 |
Summer Catch | Curt Gowdy | 2001 |
Frequency | 1969 World Series Announcer | 2000 |
ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
BASEketball | World Series Announcer / World Series Announcer (voice) | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Glickman | (archive footage) | 2013 |
Namath | Self | 2012 |
30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
Prime 9 | Self | 2009 |
NFL Top 10 | Self | 2007 |
Circle of Honor | Self | 2002 |
Summer Catch | Curt Gowdy | 2001 |
Frequency | 1969 World Series Announcer | 2000 |
ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
BASEketball | World Series Announcer / World Series Announcer (voice) | 1998 |
When It Was a Game 2 | Self | 1992 |
An American Summer | Self | 1991 |
Ball Talk: Baseball's Voices of Summer | 1989 | |
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Baseball Announcer | 1988 |
The John Davidson Show | Himself | 1980 |
Heaven Can Wait | TV Commentator | 1978 |
Saturday Night Live | Self - Audience Member | 1975 |
Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
1973 World Series | Self - Play-by-Play Announcer | 1973 |
Super Bowl VII | Self - Announcer | 1973 |
Banacek | Curt Gowdy | 1972 |
1971 AFC Championship Game | Self - Play-by-Play Announcer | 1972 |
The World of Sport Fishing | Self | 1972 |
1972 Rose Bowl | Self - Play-by-Play Announcer | 1972 |
1971 World Series | Self - Play-by-Play Announcer | 1971 |
1970 World Series | Self - Play-by-Play Announcer | 1970 |
1966 World Series | Self - Play-by-Play Announcer | 1966 |
The NFL on NBC | Self - Play-by-Play Announcer | 1965 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Sportscaster | 1961 |
The NFL on CBS | Self - Play-by-Play Announcer | 1956 |
Saturday Night at the Garden | Self - Announcer | 1950 |