Francis
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Francis is the given first name of legendary Los Angeles Lakers play-by-play announcer Chick Hearn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francis canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.