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Curt Gowdy, such a prized and versatile sports broadcaster in his prime that the NBC and ABC television networks simultaneously shared his talents, died today at home.
He was 86.
For all the great sports moments he narrated to the nation, from World Series drama to Super Bowl fireworks to the slippery slope of the Olympic ski jump, Mr. Gowdy never sounded like anything more than a close and trusted friend.
He lived in Palm Beach since 1988, trading in the energy of play-by-play for the soothing day-by-day charms of retirement with Jerre, Gowdy's wife of 55 years.
Born July 31, 1919, in Green River, Wyo., Gowdy had an appreciation for fishing and hunting America's wildest and most beautiful regions. That feeling only grew as his career blossomed in New York as Mel Allen's broadcast partner on Yankees games in 1949 and later as the radio voice of the Boston Red Sox from 1951-66.
Visitation will be Wednesday at Quattlebaum Funeral Home in West Palm Beach with a funeral to follow in Boston.
He was 86.
For all the great sports moments he narrated to the nation, from World Series drama to Super Bowl fireworks to the slippery slope of the Olympic ski jump, Mr. Gowdy never sounded like anything more than a close and trusted friend.
He lived in Palm Beach since 1988, trading in the energy of play-by-play for the soothing day-by-day charms of retirement with Jerre, Gowdy's wife of 55 years.
Born July 31, 1919, in Green River, Wyo., Gowdy had an appreciation for fishing and hunting America's wildest and most beautiful regions. That feeling only grew as his career blossomed in New York as Mel Allen's broadcast partner on Yankees games in 1949 and later as the radio voice of the Boston Red Sox from 1951-66.
Visitation will be Wednesday at Quattlebaum Funeral Home in West Palm Beach with a funeral to follow in Boston.
