Harry Caray
American sportscaster (1914–1998)
Harry Caray (Harry Christopher Carabina; March 1, 1914 – February 18, 1998) was an American baseball broadcaster on radio and television. He covered four baseball teams; St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox and for the Chicago Cubs. He was known for broadcasting for the Chicago Cubs for sixteen years. He is the father of Skip Caray.
Caray died from a cardiac arrest after hitting his head on a dinner table. This was on February 18, 1998 in Rancho Mirage, California. He was 83 years old.[1] He was soon buried in Des Plaines, Illinois.
References
change- ↑ Bluth, Andrew (February 28, 1998). "Harry Caray Remembered As Baseball Ambassador". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Harry Caray at Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Caray's Restaurant website. Includes biographical details and pictures.
- Baseball Hall of Fame - Frick Award recipient Archived 2014-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Preview of "Holy Cow" Harry's Book, and life Archived 2012-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Hello Again Everybody Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine The Harry Caray Documentary