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Harry Kalas, the Hall of Fame voice of the Phillies, dead at age 73
By Jonathan Atwood on April 13th, 2009 1:22 PM |
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Harry Kalas, the Hall of Fame voice of the Philadelphia Phillies, has died. He was 73.
The legendary broadcaster was found unconcious at 12:30 in the press box of Nationals Stadium and was immediately rushed to George Washington 
University Medical Center, where he died shortly thereafter.
The Phillies were notified at 1:20 PM.
“We lost our voice today,” team president David Montgomery said. “He knows the game and made a tremendous contribution to the sport and to our organization . . .
“Anybody who has played for us, it’s an immediate point of connection with the club. He is the Phillies.”
Kalas was found by Rob Brooks, the Phillies Director of Broadcasting, who immediately called for medical personnel.
As of now, today’s game will be played as scheduled, but the team has canceled it’s visit to the White House, set to take place on Tuesday.
Kalas missed most of spring training after undergoing an undisclosed surgery in February.
Kalas has broadcast Phillies games since 1971 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award.
Kalas will be forever remembered for his distinct broadcasting style, particularly his home run calls. No call is more memorable than the final call of the 2008 season, which Kalas called on the radio:
“Struck him out! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 world champions of baseball!”
Glad we won another one while Harry was still around to enjoy it. We’ll miss you Harry the K. Say Hi to Whitey for us.
