Dick Enberg
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Enberg in 2010
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| Born |
Richard Alan Enberg January 9, 1935 Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States |
| Alma mater | Central Michigan University, Indiana University |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Spouse(s) |
Jeri Taylor (1959–1975) Barbara Hedbring (1983–present) |
| Children | 6 |
Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg, Ph.D. (born January 9, 1935) is a retired American sportscaster. He provided play-by-play for various sports on numerous radio and television networks (including NBC, CBS, and ESPN), and for individual teams, over the course of an approximately 60-year career.
Enberg is well known for his signature on-air catchphrases "Touch 'em all" (for home runs) and "Oh, my!" (for particularly exciting and outstanding athletic plays). He also announced or hosted the Tournament of Roses Parade for many years, sometimes with the help of family members. Enberg retired from broadcasting in 2016.
Enberg was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Following high school in nearby Armada, he played college baseball and earned a bachelor's degree in 1957 at Central Michigan University. Enberg then went on to graduate school at Indiana University, where he earned master's and doctorate degrees in health sciences. While at Indiana, Enberg voiced the first radio broadcast of the Little 500, the bicycle racing event popularized in the film Breaking Away. He was also the play-by-play announcer for Indiana Hoosiers football and basketball games, and in 1961 called his first NCAA basketball tournament event, the championship game between Cincinnati and Ohio State. From 1961 to 1965 he was an assistant professor and baseball coach at Cal State Northridge, then known as San Fernando Valley State College. Enberg is also a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.
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