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Jack Brickhouse

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[Wikipedia] John Beasley Brickhouse was an American sportscaster. Known primarily for his play-by-play coverage of Chicago Cubs games on WGN-TV from 1948 to 1981, he received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1985, Brickhouse was inducted into the American Sportscasters Associat

Quotes by Jack Brickhouse

I've always tried to keep in mind that I'm in grass-roots country and I'm grass-roots-born and -reared. I don't use the so-called…

Jack Brickhouse

Approach

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Any team can have a bad century.

Jack Brickhouse

Century

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I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me. I like the 'let's forget our…

Jack Brickhouse

Accuracy

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I'm convinced you can combine this with reporting integrity and accuracy.

Jack Brickhouse

Accuracy

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There was never any question about his (Enos Slaughter) courage. He proved it by getting married four times.

Jack Brickhouse

Four

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I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me.

Jack Brickhouse

Documentaries

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I imagine myself as the broadcaster for a Cubs-White Sox World Series, a Series that would last seven games, with the final…

Jack Brickhouse

Broadcasters

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