With the lack of Throwback Thursday posts as of late, we bring it back with one of the biggest icons in the history of sports broadcasting. None other than Chick Hearn. Not only was Hearn considered a staple to the game of basketball, but also as a commentator, as he called games on both television and radio for the Los Angeles Lakers. As a kid growing up and watching Vlade Divac and the Lakers put it down at the Forum, I remembering hearing a voice that wasn't one to get mixed with others. Simply because the basketball lingo and vocab Hearn used when broadcasting was unparalleled and unmatched by his colleagues.
Chick Hearn who was also known as Chicky Baby, was loyal to the Lakers, as he held a streak of 3,338 consecutive games broadcasted. On August 5th, 2002, Hearn died due to a serious head injury that he suffered after falling and hitting his head inside of his home located in Encino, California. Hearn became the third broadcaster to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. Hearn was better known for his creative sayings and catch phrases. My personal favorite had to be his famous game ending quote, "This game's in the refrigerator, the door is closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard, and the Jell-O's jigglin'!" Hearn was also the father and originator of common everyday phrases such as 'Slam Dunk' and 'Air Ball'. Although Chicky Baby is no longer with us in the booth, he's with us at heart and that's what matters. GO LAKERS!
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