Francis

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Francis is the given first name of legendary Los Angeles Lakers play-by-play announcer Chick Hearn.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
awardReceived Curt Gowdy Media Award
burialPlace Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, United States
causeOfDeath complications from a fall
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1926-11-27
dateOfDeath 2002-08-05
employer KCAL-TV
KCOP-TV
KWHY-TV
surface form: KHJ-TV

KLAC
Los Angeles Lakers
ethnicGroup European American
surface form: White American
familyName Hearn
fieldOfWork sports broadcasting
genre basketball broadcasting
givenName Francis
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
nationality American
nickname Chick Hearn
notableFor Los Angeles Lakers play-by-play commentary
long consecutive-games broadcasting streak for the Los Angeles Lakers
notableWork coining basketball phrases such as "air ball"
coining basketball phrases such as "dribble-drive"
coining basketball phrases such as "faked him into the popcorn machine"
coining basketball phrases such as "no harm, no foul"
coining basketball phrases such as "slam dunk"
occupation play-by-play announcer
sportscaster
placeOfBirth Aurora, Illinois
surface form: Aurora, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
position radio announcer
television announcer
residence Los Angeles
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male
sport basketball
spouse Marjorie Hearn
team Los Angeles Lakers

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Chick Hearn givenName Francis