Harry Caray

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Harry Caray was a legendary and exuberant Major League Baseball sportscaster best known for his long tenure calling Chicago Cubs games and his iconic “Holy Cow!” catchphrase.


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instanceOf baseball broadcaster
human
sportscaster
television personality
activeYearsEnd 1990s
activeYearsStart 1940s
alsoKnownAs Harry Caray
awardReceived Ford C. Frick Award
birthDate 1914-03-01
birthPlace St. Louis, Missouri, United States
burialPlace All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
catchphrase Holy Cow!
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest
child Skip Caray
citizenship United States of America
deathDate 1998-02-18
deathPlace Rancho Mirage, California, United States
employer Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Oakland Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
ethnicOrigin Italian American
familyName Carabina
fieldOfWork Major League Baseball broadcasting
fullName Harry Christopher Carabina
genre sports broadcasting
givenName Harry
grandchild Chip Caray
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (as Ford C. Frick Award recipient)
hasHonor Ford C. Frick Award
knownFor Chicago Cubs play-by-play announcing
catchphrase "Holy Cow!"
exuberant broadcasting style
leagueCovered Major League Baseball
notableWork Chicago Cubs radio broadcasts on WGN Radio
Chicago Cubs television broadcasts on WGN-TV
occupation radio broadcaster
sportscaster
television broadcaster
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sport baseball
spouse Dolores "Dutchie" Caray
styleCharacteristic enthusiastic fan-like commentary
leading crowd in "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
teamBroadcast Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Oakland Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals

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