Chick Hearn
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Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.
Known for
Credits
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
as NBA Announcer
The Love Bug (1968)
as Announcer
Fletch (1985)
as Chick Hearn
Heart Condition (1990)
as Self
Airborne (1993)
as Basketball Announcer
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
as Basketball Announcer
Volunteers (1985)
as Announcer
Kobe Bryant's Muse (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
...All the Marbles (1981)
as Himself
The Gambler (1974)
as Radio Announcer
Love & Basketball (2000)
as Chick Hearn
Big Business (1988)
as Sports Announcer
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
as Self
Busting (1974)
as Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
The Loved One (1965)
as Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
as Chick Hearn
Body Slam (1986)
as Booth Announcer / Himself
Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987)
as The Announcer (voice)
Cry for Happy (1961)
as Commander (uncredited)
Half Nelson (1985)
as Voice of Announcer (voice)
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
as Sportscaster #2
Longshot (2001)
as Announcer
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)
as Self
Burden Of Truth (1957)
as Fight Broadcaster (voice)
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five (1987)
as Narrator