For my multimedia final project I decided to do a mini biography on the Laker's former play-by-play announcer Chick Hearn. Although, he may have not been well known throughout the rest of the the country he was a fixture in the Los Angeles Sports community.During his 42 year career with the Lakers he broadcast 3,362 consecutive Lakers games.
So many people have grown up listening to him, and when researching for my project and listening to his old play-by-plays, I couldn't help but tear up. His voice reminds me of my childhood, when i would sit on the couch and watch games with my dad. Or when I would sneak a radio into my room and listen to him call the Laker games when it far past my bedtime.
I know that many others feel the same as I do when I say that he is truly missed. I think that this was evident during his funeral a couple of years ago when hundreds of people showed up and thousands more watched his funeral on T.V Listening to Lakers games now a days is just not the same for many Lakers fans. I think that when the Lakers have blown an opponent out of a game, many are still wishing they could hear Chick's famous saying "This game's in the refrigerator, the door is closed the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's gettin' hard and the Jel-lo's jigglin!!!!"
For those of you who have not heard "Old Golden Throat", here's a sampling:
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