Chick Hearn
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Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. 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.
Known for
Credits
The Love Bug (1968)
as Announcer
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
as NBA Announcer
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
as Basketball Announcer
Heaven Can Wait (1978)
as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Heart Condition (1990)
as Self
Fletch (1985)
as Chick Hearn
Airborne (1993)
as Basketball Announcer
Big Business (1988)
as Sports Announcer
The Gambler (1974)
as Radio Announcer
...All the Marbles (1981)
as Himself
Love & Basketball (2000)
as Chick Hearn
The Loved One (1965)
as Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
as Chick Hearn
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
as Self
Volunteers (1985)
as Announcer
Kobe Bryant's Muse (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987)
as The Announcer (voice)
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)
as Sportscaster #2
Busting (1974)
as Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
Longshot (2001)
as Announcer
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971)
as Self
Body Slam (1986)
as Booth Announcer / Himself
Half Nelson (1985)
as Voice of Announcer (voice)
Cry for Happy (1961)
as Commander (uncredited)
Burden Of Truth (1957)
as Fight Broadcaster (voice)
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five (1987)
as Narrator