Jack Brickhouse Quotes

United States, Sports Commentator
January 24, 1917 – August, 6, 1998.

John Beasley "Jack" Brickhouse (January 24, 1916 – August 6, 1998) 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 Association Hall of Fame along with the Voice of the Yankees Mel Allen and Red Sox Voice Curt Gowdy. Brickhouse served as the organization's Secretary/Treasurer and was a member of its board of directors.

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

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

Jack Brickhouse
- You
- Integrity
- Accuracy

Any team can have a bad century.

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- Bad
- Team
- Century
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 'sophisticated approach' to broadcasting that is used in other parts of the country.

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- Country
- Mind
- Approach
I imagine myself as the broadcaster for a Cubs-White Sox World Series, a Series that would last seven games, with the final game going extra innings before being suspended because of darkness at Wrigley Field.

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

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- Question
- Never
- Courage