Jerry Doggett
| Jerry Doggett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jerome Howard Doggett September 14, 1916 Moberly, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | July 7, 1997 (aged 80) Morgan Hill, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Sports commentator |
| Years active | 1941–1987 |
| Spouse(s) | Jodie Attaway (m. 1940) |
| Children | 1 |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Genre(s) | Play-by-play |
| Sports | Baseball, football, basketball, golf |
Jerome Howard "Jerry" Doggett (September 14, 1916 – July 7, 1997) was an American sportscaster who called games for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1987.
Doggett was born in Moberly, Missouri and began his announcing career at KFRO in Longview, Texas. In 1941, he moved to WRR before it became an FM station in Dallas to begin a 15-year career as the play-by-play baseball announcer for the Dallas Rebels of the Texas League. He also called major-league games for the Liberty Broadcasting System as well as Southern Methodist University basketball and Southwest Conference college football through the 1940s and early 1950s.
In 1956, Walter O'Malley wrote a letter to another radio owner about Doggett's qualifications before hiring him for the Dodgers. During his 32-year career broadcasting for the Dodgers, Doggett, with Ross Porter from 1977–1987, played second banana to Vin Scully, who had been broadcasting Dodgers games since 1950.
Doggett died of natural causes at his home in Morgan Hill, California, at the age of 80.
Doggett was named number 88 broadcaster in The Voices of Summer by Curt Smith, and was on the ballot for the 2007 Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence.
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