Monday, April 13, 2009

Phillies Broadcaster Kalas Dies

Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas has died today, he was 73. Kalas was found passed out in the broadcast booth around 12:30 p.m.today. We lost our voice today," team president David Montgomery said, his voice cracking. "He has loved our game and made just a tremendous contribution to our sport and certainly to our organization." He trademarked the "Outta Here" homerun call, and has been the voice of the Phillies for over 35 years.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

here in philly alot of radio stations are replaying harry's greatest and they really send a chill down your spine and a tear to your eye. thanks for everything harry.