Curt Gowdy

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Curt Gowdy was a prominent American sportscaster renowned for his play-by-play coverage of major events across multiple sports on network television from the 1950s through the 1970s.

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Curt Gowdy canonical 25

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
sportscaster
television personality
activeYearsInBroadcasting 1940s–1980s
almaMater University of Wyoming
awardReceived Curt Gowdy Media Award
surface form: Curt Gowdy Media Award (namesake honor)

Ford C. Frick Award
burialPlace Mount Auburn Cemetery
surface form: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
causeOfDeath leukemia
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coveredEvent AFL Championship Game
surface form: AFL Championship Games

MLB All-Star Game
surface form: All-Star Games (MLB)

Final Four
surface form: NCAA Final Four

Olympic Games coverage
Super Bowl I
Super Bowl III
Super Bowl IX
World Series
dateOfBirth 1919-07-31
dateOfDeath 2006-02-20
employer ABC Sports
CBS Radio
NBC Sports
familyName Gowdy
fullName Curtis Edward Gowdy
genre sports broadcasting
givenName Curtis
honoredBy Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
knownFor play-by-play announcing of American football
play-by-play announcing of Major League Baseball
play-by-play announcing of college basketball
militaryService United States Army Air Forces
namesakeOf Curt Gowdy State Park
notableAchievement one of the first national network TV sportscasters to cover multiple major sports
notableWork The American Sportsman
numberOfChildren 3
occupation radio announcer
sportscaster
television announcer
placeOfBirth Green River, Wyoming, United States
placeOfDeath Palm Beach, Florida, United States
sportsSpecialty American football
baseball
basketball
outdoor sports
spouse Geraldine Dawkins
stateParkLocation between Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming, United States

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Super Bowl III announcer Curt Gowdy
Super Bowl VII announcer Curt Gowdy
Super Bowl IX announcer Curt Gowdy
Super Bowl XIII tvAnnouncersUS Curt Gowdy
Tony Kubek broadcastPartner Curt Gowdy
Super Bowl XI announcer Curt Gowdy
Gowdy usedBy Curt Gowdy
Gowdy namedAfter Curt Gowdy
subject surface form: Curt Gowdy Media Award
Gowdy hasNotableBearer Curt Gowdy
Geraldine Dawkins spouse Curt Gowdy
Curt Gowdy State Park namedAfter Curt Gowdy
MLB on NBC notableBroadcaster Curt Gowdy