Chick Hearn

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basketball announcer human radio personality sportscaster television personality

Chick Hearn was a legendary American sportscaster best known as the longtime play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers, famed for his rapid-fire delivery and colorful basketball catchphrases.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	basketball announcer → human → radio personality → sportscaster → television personality →
associatedWithAthlete	Jerry West → Kareem Abdul-Jabbar → Magic Johnson → Wilt Chamberlain →
associatedWithCoach	Pat Riley → Phil Jackson →
awardReceived	Curt Gowdy Media Award →
catchphrase	Air ball → Dribble-drive → Finger roll → Garbage time → He throws up a brick → No harm, no foul → Slam dunk! → The eggs are cooling, the butter’s getting hard, and the Jell-O’s jiggling. → This game’s in the refrigerator! →
causeOfDeath	complications from head injury →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1916-11-27 →
dateOfDeath	2002-08-05 →
employer	KCAL-TV → KHJ-TV → KLAC → Los Angeles Lakers →
fullName	Francis Dayle Hearn →
genre	sports broadcasting →
givenName	Francis →
hallOfFameInduction	American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame → Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
languageOfWork	English →
memorial	Chick Hearn Court (street near arena) → statue at Crypto.com Arena →
nickname	Chick →
notableFor	colorful basketball catchphrases → longtime play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers → rapid-fire delivery →
occupation	play-by-play announcer → sportscaster →
placeOfBirth	Aurora, Illinois, United States →
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles, California, United States →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States →
sport	basketball →
spouse	Marjorie Hearn NERFINISHED →
teamCovered	Los Angeles Lakers →
yearsActive	1960s–2002 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Curt Gowdy Media Award →	notableRecipient
Los Angeles Lakers →	retiredPlayerHonored