Legendary Sports Announcer Vin Scully Dies at 94

Legendary Sports Announcer Vin Scully Dies at 94

Long-time broadcaster Vin Scully died Tuesday. He was 94 years old. 

The Dodgers first announced that Scully, the Hall of Fame voice of the team for 67 years, had died. 

“We have lost an icon,” said Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten. “The Dodgers Vin Scully was one of the greatest voices in all of sports. He was a giant of a man, not only as a broadcaster, but as a humanitarian. He loved people. He loved life. He loved baseball and the Dodgers. And he loved his family. His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever. I know he was looking forward to joining the love of his life, Sandi. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this very difficult time. Vin will be truly missed.”

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Scully started his broadcasting career in 1949 after attending Fordham University, where he studied journalism and was a student broadcaster. He joined the Dodgers radio and television booths in the 1950 season, when they were still in Brooklyn. Scully came with the Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1958 and stayed with the club until his retirement in 2016. 

He also worked national broadcasts for Major League Baseball, the NFL and the PGA Tour. He worked for CBS Sports from 1975-82 and NBC Sports from 1983-89. 

Scully was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as the Ford C. Frick Award winner in 1982 and received the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award from Bud Selig in 2014. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.