Vin Scully Honored As Greatest Broadcaster In SoCal History
- Updated: February 7, 2017
It only seemed like yesterday for the longtime announcer that he was just getting started in Brooklyn as a 22-year-old journalism graduate from Fordham University. But since those times of being the understudy of Hall of Fame broadcaster Red Barber, his voice captivated a generation and became a beloved figure for anyone who had a vibrating hand radio or a buzzing television.
After retiring from the Los Angeles Dodgers after 67 years, Vin Scully, 89, had one more speech to give after being honored with the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association Lifetime Achievement award on a Wednesday afternoon in Toluca Lake, Calif. The award named by the SCSB senior committee was renamed in honor of the man whose famous calls included ‘The Catch’ when Joe Montana connected with Dwight Clark in the 1982 NFC championship and Kirk Gibson‘s walk off home run during the Dodgers last appearance in the World Series.
The event was attended by colleagues that included Tommy Lasorda, former Dodgers owner Peter O’Malley, basketball Hall of Famer Ann Meyers-Drysdale and an assortment of today’s voices that included ABC sports anchor Rob Fukusaki, Fox Sports West studio host Pat Neal and Fox 11 sports anchor Liz Habib just to name a few.
Speaking of Gibson, the former Dodgers captain gave a video tribute to the man who voice rang “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.”
For Scully it has been a life that can only be described as humble. A graciousness and an attitude that did not just make him liked, but loved by fans and colleagues who has been the grandfather for millions across the globe. Scully’s brilliance has shown not just in his ability to tell stories of Willy Mays or Jackie Robinson, but the ability to bring games to life.
It was a day that officially closed the book on public appearances and baseball will never be the same. Baseball without Scully is like having Christmas without Santa Claus. For the people that listened to him the notion without him seems almost unfathomable. As the hundreds of colleagues that rose and clapped to pay their respects, one thing remained certain. There will never be another announcer who painted the game like Vin Scully. We are all blessed to have listened to the magic.
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