Harry Caray Biography - Growing Up, Cardinal Dreams And Reality, Moving On And Up, Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments - SELECTED WRITINGS BY CARAY:
baseball life brought broadcasting
1914-1998
American sportscaster
Harry Caray changed the world of sports broadcasting forever with a style that reflected his true love of baseball. Caray was a man who spoke his mind. It is this aspect of his personality that endeared him to most, but ostracized him from others. There were many sportscasters who dreaded working with him, because he took over the booth. He was certainly larger than life, and had the life to prove it. He impressed many with his personalized broadcasting style and brought a whole new dimension to the game of baseball. Most say he brought baseball to life.
SELECTED WRITINGS BY CARAY:
(With Bob Verdi and David Israel) Holy Cow! Random House, 1989.
Sketch by Barbra J. Smerz
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Caray did well in sports, and turned down an athletic scholarship to the University of Alabama in hopes of making it with the St. Louis Cardinals. That dream never came true. He was forced to face the reality he was not going to make it into professional baseball. He took a job as a sales correspondent, which he enjoyed. He would sometimes take afternoons off and go see a ball game. He would come …
Caray went on to broadcast one season with the Oakland A's, but in 1971 began work with WFLD in Chicago as a broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox. He worked at Comiskey Park for eleven seasons. John M. McGuire of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote, "Caray's firing was the best thing that could have happened to him. Because Chicago and Caray were made for each other." At…
Caray was known for more than his broadcasting. He was also known for his drinking and socializing after hours. He was dubbed "the mayor of Rush Street" due to his partying nature. He even opened his own restaurant in 1987, aptly named Harry Caray's. But his carefree nature caught up with him, when in that same year he had a stroke. The stroke took him "out of the game&…
Caray was not only an excellent broadcaster because of his excitement for the game, but also because of the way he truly cared for the fans. Bob Patterson summed it up best in the interview with Beaton, stating, "We always knew that Harry was in our corner. He was really appreciative of the game, the players and the fans." The game of baseball will never be the same without him. Stev…
Steve Stone was born July 14, 1947. He made his debut as a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants April 8, 1971, where he remained for an additional season. In 1973 he pitched for the Chicago White Sox, staying only one year, but returning for two more seasons in 1977. From 1974 to 1976 Stone played for the Chicago Cubs, where he was fated to return as a broadcaster with Caray in 1983. He completed …
Caray, Harry, with Bob Verdi and David Israel. Holy Cow! New York: Random House, 1989. Newsmakers. Issue Compilation. Detroit: Gale Group, 1988. Newsmakers, 1998. Detroit: Gale Group, 1998. Stone, Steve, with Barry Rozner and Bob Costas. Where's Harry: Steve Stone Remembers His Years With Harry Caray. Taylor Publishing, 1999. Wolfe, Rich, and George Castle. I Remember Harry Caray. Sports Pu…
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