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Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn was an American sportscaster. Known primarily as the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, Hearn was remembered for his rapid fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that have become common basketball vernacular, and for broadcasting 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Additionally, Hearn started the now common tradition of estimating the distance of shots taken.
Of note is that 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.
Birth Name
Francis Dayle Hearn
Born
Monday, 27 November 1916
Died
Monday, 05 August 2002
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers | Self - Assistant General Manager / Broadcaster / Self - Broadcaster | 2022 |
Hot Rod | Self | 2018 |
Kobe Bryant's Muse | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2015 |
30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
Longshot | Announcer | 2001 |
The Proud Family | Chick Hearn | 2001 |
Three Sisters | Self | 2001 |
Love & Basketball | Self / Chick Hearn | 2000 |
ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
Wrongfully Accused | Basketball Announcer | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers | Self - Assistant General Manager / Broadcaster / Self - Broadcaster | 2022 |
Hot Rod | Self | 2018 |
Kobe Bryant's Muse | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2015 |
30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
Longshot | Announcer | 2001 |
The Proud Family | Chick Hearn | 2001 |
Three Sisters | Self | 2001 |
Love & Basketball | Self / Chick Hearn | 2000 |
ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
Wrongfully Accused | Basketball Announcer | 1998 |
Dharma & Greg | Basketball Announcer | 1997 |
Arli$$ | Chick Hearn | 1996 |
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault | Self | 1996 |
Hang Time | Self | 1995 |
Life with Louie | Announcer | 1994 |
The George Carlin Show | Self | 1994 |
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Chick Hearn | 1994 |
Airborne | Basketball Announcer | 1993 |
Time Trax | Announcer | 1993 |
White Men Can't Jump | N.B.A. Announcer / NBA Announcer | 1992 |
Rugrats | Self | 1991 |
Heart Condition | Self | 1990 |
The Simpsons | Chick Hearn | 1989 |
Garfield and Friends | Chick Mouse / (voice) | 1988 |
Big Business | Sports Announcer | 1988 |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self | 1988 |
Sport Goofy in Soccermania | The Announcer (voice) / The Announcer | 1987 |
21 Jump Street | Chick Hearn | 1987 |
Body Slam | Booth Announcer / Himself | 1986 |
Matlock | Announcer | 1986 |
Volunteers | Announcer | 1985 |
Fletch | Chick Hearn | 1985 |
Prime Ticket: Los Angeles Lakers Basketball | Himself - Announcer | 1985 |
1st & Ten | Sportscaster | 1984 |
Hardcastle and McCormick | Self | 1983 |
Matt Houston | Sportscaster | 1982 |
Simon & Simon | Cal | 1981 |
The Fall Guy | Announcer | 1981 |
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island | Sportscaster #2 | 1981 |
...All the Marbles | Self - TV Reporter | 1981 |
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Chick Hearn | 1979 |
The White Shadow | TV Announcer / Announcer | 1978 |
Heaven Can Wait | Radio Announcer | 1978 |
Lou Grant | Clarence Harvey | 1977 |
The Gambler | Radio Announcer | 1974 |
Police Woman | Detective / Internal Affairs Detective | 1974 |
Busting | Laker Sportscaster on Radio | 1974 |
The New Perry Mason | TV Announcer | 1973 |
Hawkins | Basketball Announcer | 1973 |
Here We Go Again | Announcer | 1973 |
Nanny and the Professor | Chuck Henry | 1970 |
The Love Bug | Announcer | 1968 |
Mod Squad | (voice) | 1968 |
Fireball 500 | Race announcer | 1966 |
The Loved One | Announcer at Condor's Funeral Launch / Space-Burial Funeral Announcer | 1965 |
Run for Your Life | Self | 1965 |
Gilligan's Island | Radio Announcer / Commentator | 1963 |
My Favorite Martian | Announcer / Radio Voice | 1963 |
The Fugitive | TV Newscaster | 1963 |
McKeever and the Colonel | Announcer | 1962 |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Baseball Announcer | 1962 |
Alcoa Premiere | Announcer | 1961 |
Cry for Happy | Commander | 1961 |
My Three Sons | Announcer | 1960 |
Burden of Truth | Fight Broadcaster / Fight Broadcaster (voice) | 1957 |
The Magical World of Disney | Announcer | 1954 |