Vin Scully

Date of Birth: November 29, 1927

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Date of Death: August 2, 2022

Biography

Vin Scully, born Vincent Edward Scully, was an iconic American sportscaster best known for his 67 seasons calling games for Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers. His career with the Dodgers began in 1950 when the team was still based in Brooklyn and concluded in 2016. Scully’s distinctive voice, poetic commentary, and ability to weave stories into his play-by-play announcing endeared him to generations of baseball fans. Beyond the Dodgers, he also called nationally televised baseball games as well as NFL and PGA Tour events for CBS Sports. Scully’s contributions to sports broadcasting earned him numerous accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which he received in 2016.

5 Interesting Facts about Vin Scully

1. Vin Scully began his broadcasting career at Fordham University, where he also played outfield for the baseball team.

2. Scully’s final broadcast for the Dodgers was on October 2, 2016, at San Francisco’s AT&T Park.

3. He was known for his distinctive voice and the elegant, almost lyrical quality of his commentary.

4. Scully was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982 as the Ford C. Frick Award recipient.

5. He was a devout Catholic and often spoke about how his faith helped him through personal tragedies, including the deaths of his first wife and eldest son.

5 Most Interesting Quotes from Vin Scully

1. “It’s a mere moment in a man’s life between the All-Star Game and an old-timers’ game.”

2. “Good is not good when better is expected.”

3. “Losing feels worse than winning feels good.”

4. “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.”

5. “There’s 29,000 people in the ballpark, and a million butterflies.”

Highest Net Worth Achieved

At the height of his career, Vin Scully’s net worth was estimated to be around $25 million.

Children

Vin Scully had four children: two daughters, Cat and Kelly, from his first marriage to Joan Crawford, and a son, Michael, from his second marriage to Sandra Hunt. He also had two stepchildren, Todd and Kevin, from Sandra’s previous marriage.