Chick
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Chick is the nickname of legendary Los Angeles Lakers play-by-play announcer Chick Hearn, renowned for his fast-paced commentary and basketball catchphrases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chick canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball announcer
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human ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Staples Center ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Curt Gowdy Media Award ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1916-11-27 ⓘ |
| birthName | Francis Dayle Hearn ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Aurora, Illinois
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surface form:
Aurora, Illinois, United States
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| broadcastMedium |
radio
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television ⓘ |
| catchphrase |
Air ball
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Charity stripe ⓘ Dribble-drive ⓘ Finger roll ⓘ Garbage time ⓘ He throws up a brick ⓘ He’s in the popcorn machine ⓘ Matador defense ⓘ No harm, no foul ⓘ Slam dunk ⓘ Jell-O ⓘ
surface form:
The eggs are cooling, the butter’s getting hard, and the Jell-O’s jiggling
This game’s in the refrigerator ⓘ Triple-double ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2002-08-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| employer |
KCAL-TV
ⓘ
KCOP-TV ⓘ KCAL-TV ⓘ
surface form:
KHJ-TV
KLAC ⓘ Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| honor |
Chick Hearn Court (street near arena)
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surface form:
Chick Hearn Court in Los Angeles named in his honor
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| knownFor |
Los Angeles Lakers play-by-play commentary
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basketball catchphrases ⓘ fast-paced basketball commentary ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leagueCovered | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Chick self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor | consecutive-games broadcast streak with the Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ |
| occupation |
play-by-play announcer
ⓘ
sportscaster ⓘ |
| spouse | Marjorie Hearn ⓘ |
| teamCovered | Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.