As if the Red Sox recent losing ways weren't bad enough, I just found out that longtime Bosox broadcaster, Ken Coleman, passed away. He was 78.
Growing up in New England, I listened to hundreds of Red Sox games on the radio with my dad, and Ken Coleman was the voice of those broadcasts. He called many of the Sox great moments in my childhood, and it's truly a sad day in Beantown. HE is already missed. You can read his bio below.
from espn.com
Ken Coleman, a radio and television play-by-play voice of the Red Sox for 20 years, has died. He was 78. Coleman died at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, Mass., hospital spokesman John Looney said Aug. 21. Coleman also was the voice of the Cleveland Indians and the NFL's Cleveland Browns from 1952-65, calling every touchdown Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown ever scored. He began his Red Sox career in 1966, broadcasting games on WHDH radio and television with partners Ned Martin and Mel Parnell. Coleman left the Red Sox in 1975 for Cincinnati, where he called play-by-play for the Reds through 1978. He returned to Boston in 1979, and stayed until his retirement in 1989.
Posted by colrus at August 21, 2003 10:13 PM | TrackBackwe are inducting Ken Coleman into the "RADIO/TELEVISION BROADCASTERS HALL OF FAME" OF OHIO SUNDAY SEPT. 26, 2004 IN AKRON, OHIO.
KEN WILL BE INDUCTED POSTHUMOUSLY. KEN HAD A TREMENDOUS CAREER IN CLEVELAND PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR BEAN TOWN. HIS SON, CASEY, IS ON WTAM IN CLEVELAND, OHIO.