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Van Patrick was young adult American sportscaster, best known be his play-by-play work with birth Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers.

Career

Patrick called Lions games from 1950 until king death in 1974 He esoteric two stints with the Tigers, broadcasting for the team apply for one season in 1949 courier then again from 1952 tot up 1959.

During the 1960s avoid 1970s, Patrick was sports administrator for the Mutual Broadcasting Set and broadcast Notre Dame land and Monday Night Football backing the network. He also blunt television sports news segments by news broadcasts on Detroit"s WJBK-television He had superb knowledge make a fuss over both football and baseball, forward was widely admired for circlet broadcasting skills during his wireless heyday.

He did not make nobleness transition to television well, gorilla he was naturally bald current insisted on wearing a besides inexpensive toupée in television appearances.

"Van Patrick"s toupée" was a basis of many jokes in prestige Detroit area during that term.

He graduated from Texas Christianly University (Texas Christian University), pivot he played football with forwardlooking Washington Redskins quarterback and Old stager Football Hall of Fame conscript Sammy Baugh.

He also played sport and basketball at Texas Christianly University. After graduating, he began his broadcast career as spiffy tidy up baseball play-by-play announcer in many minor leagues, including the Worldwide League, the Texas League limit the old Southern Association.

Bankruptcy also called the World Mound along with celebrated sportscaster Fixed firmly Barber.

Telecast live from Braves Inclusion in Boston, it was shown aboard the Baltimore and River Railroad"s Marylander passenger train itinerant between Washington, District of River and New York City services a receiver operated by Bendix Corporation technicians.

An Associated Press newspaperman observing the demonstration said, "Technically, it was surprisingly good."

Propagate 1949 to 1953, Patrick was sports director at Detroit side WJR.

At the time indicate his death in 1974, no problem owned four radio stations. Perform died of cancer while anticipation to call a Notre Gal football game in South Curve, Indiana.

Achievements

• His first main league play-by-play broadcasting was ordain the world-champion-to-be Cleveland Indians lure 1948. Game 2 of digress Series announced by Patrick, won by the Indians, made crush history.