He was a Baltimore boy; even though he didn't move here until he was 15, he spent most of his life here.
Graduated from Loyola College (where they named the theater for him). Covered sports and other things for the Baltimore
Sun. Was the first person ever seen on a Baltimore TV station (WMAR in 1947) and was the announcer there before going to New York and CBS, and later ABC.
Part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles. Major supporter of horse racing (and the biggest irony is his death comes on the Saturday of the Belmont Stakes, when we likely will have the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years).
Plus, there was that stuff for ABC and the Olympics
He was a hero of mine, even though I am just barely old enough to remember when
Wide World of Sports was an actual show and not just the name of ABC's weekend sports coverage. He'll be missed.