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Sportscaster Chris Schenkel Dies at 82
AP via MSNBC ^
| September 11, 2005
| Rick Callahan
Posted on 09/11/2005 2:22:47 PM PDT by John W
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Sportscaster Chris Schenkel, whose easygoing baritone won over fans during a more than six-decade broadcasting career in which he covered everything from bowling to the Olympics, died Sunday following a long battle with emphysema. He was 82.
Schenkel's wife, Fran, said she and the couple's two sons were at her husband's side when he passed away early Sunday at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he had been hospitalized for two weeks after undergoing surgery for a bleeding ulcer.
"He was a very, very sincere, loving man who loved what he did,'' said Fran Schenkel, noting that they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in January.
Schenkel's radio and television career included virtually every major sports competition and several pioneering broadcasts.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: chrisschenkel; obituary; schenkel; sports
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posted on
09/11/2005 2:22:52 PM PDT
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John W
To: John W
Probably the first sportscaster voice I remember hearing. I grew up listening to him. Thanks Chris! RIP. Prayers up.
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posted on
09/11/2005 2:26:58 PM PDT
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FlingWingFlyer
(We Gave Peace A Chance. It Didn't Work Out. Search keyword: 09-11-01.)
To: John W
RIP....He was the voice of sport for a long time.
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posted on
09/11/2005 2:27:03 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(Liberals preach comity and practice calumny.)
To: John W
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posted on
09/11/2005 2:28:31 PM PDT
by
Mike Darancette
(Mesocons for Rice '08)
To: John W
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posted on
09/11/2005 2:32:18 PM PDT
by
South40
(Amnesty for ILLEGALS is a slap in the face to the USBP!)
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To: John W
Why does this bring to mind the idea that we are entering that stage in life where we begin to reminisce about the "good old days"? I remember Mr. Schenkel being the first voice I ever heard announcing a sports event (read "Any" sports event). And he did it with class, with impartiality, and without implied political spin. Rest in peace, Mr. Schenkel. We will miss you. And God bless your family and loved ones.
To: John W
Schenkel was one of the good guys, almost wish it was those times again... May he R.I.P.
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posted on
09/11/2005 2:34:13 PM PDT
by
SeaBiscuit
(God Bless all who defend America and Friends, the rest can go to hell.)
To: John W
When I was growing up, he and Keith Jackson were the top voices of college football. RIP, Chris. You were awesome.
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posted on
09/11/2005 2:39:15 PM PDT
by
JellyJam
(Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
To: John W
Jim Healy used to always call him "the late Chris Schenkel"...ironic that Healy died well before Schenkel. RIP, both.
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posted on
09/11/2005 2:43:20 PM PDT
by
Christian4Bush
(The modern Democratic Party: Attacking our defenders and defending our attackers.)
To: John W
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posted on
09/11/2005 3:13:11 PM PDT
by
John W
To: FlingWingFlyer
"..........Chris Schenkel, don't say nothin........."
Basketball Jones, Cheech and Chong
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posted on
09/11/2005 3:15:39 PM PDT
by
ALASKA
(I might have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night..........)
To: ALASKA
Correction, lyric check. "Chris Schenkel, don't sing nothing...." lo siento
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posted on
09/11/2005 3:18:24 PM PDT
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ALASKA
(I might have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night..........)
To: John W
Chris Schenkel was an "old fashioned" sports announcer who allowed the sporting event, rather than the announcer, to take center stage.
Contrast his style with, say, John Madden, who will not peremit viewers, even for a nanosecond, to forget that John Madden is the announcer.
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posted on
09/11/2005 3:42:25 PM PDT
by
southernnorthcarolina
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." -- Hillary Clinton, 2004)
To: John W
Remember him well....the Olympics, college football and even bowling..
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posted on
09/11/2005 3:45:52 PM PDT
by
God luvs America
(When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
To: God luvs America
people may or may not remember- he was the broadcaster during the infamous USA/USSR basketball game in the 1972 Summer Olympics...
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posted on
09/11/2005 3:47:56 PM PDT
by
God luvs America
(When the silent majority speaks the earth trembles!)
To: FlingWingFlyer
Ditto. I remember Chris Schenkel broadcasting NBA basketball for ABC in the early '60's....first time I ever saw Russell and Havlicek and the Jones gang on the tube....became a Celtics fan and went out and learned to jumpshoot bank shots in 8th grade. Tried to do a Bailey Howell running hookshot but never figured it out....:}
To: exDem from Miami
I learned how to shoot (and finally hit) free throws by copying Bill Russell. Those Celtics were awesome.
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posted on
09/11/2005 4:49:37 PM PDT
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FlingWingFlyer
(We Gave Peace A Chance. It Didn't Work Out. Search keyword: 09-11-01.)
To: God luvs America
people may or may not remember- he was the broadcaster during the infamous USA/USSR basketball game in the 1972 Summer Olympics... Interesting. I grew up in Fort Wayne and never realized how big Chris was.
To: John W
God rest his soul.
And now, I can't get the song "Basketball Jones" out of my head.
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posted on
09/11/2005 4:54:22 PM PDT
by
denydenydeny
("As a Muslim of course I am a terrorist"--Sheikh Omar Brooks, quoted in the London Times 8/7/05)
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