Dick Enberg: From Indiana Hoosiers to San Diego Padres, a Career Spanning Six Decades

In this article, Dick Enberg was one of America’s premier and versatile sportscasters, covering various forms of competition across radio and TV networks as well as individual teams over more than 60 years. He was well-known for his signature catchphrases such as “Touch ’em all” and “Oh, my!,” his energy, enthusiasm, professionalism and awards such as the Pete Rozelle Award, Curt Gowdy Award and Ford C.

Frick Award in recognition of his contribution to sports broadcasting. He was honored with several hall of fame awards, such as National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Baseball Hall of Fame inductions. After seven seasons as primary TV announcer for San Diego Padres baseball club he retired in 2016.

Early life and education

• Clemens was born in Mount Clemens, Michigan on January 9, 1935
• Earned his undergraduate degree at Central Michigan University (now Central Michigan University-Flint) with a focus in broadcast journalism in 1957
• Earning master’s and doctorate degrees from Indiana University Bloomington in health sciences.
• In 1961, Coach Williams conducted his inaugural NCAA Basketball Tournament game as tournament chairman.

Career highlights

• Career Highlights In the 1960s and 1970s, she served as a sportscaster for UCLA Bruins basketball.
• Los Angeles Rams football and California Angels baseball – as well as working as an educator on those teams’ respective campuses.
• Began working at NBC Sports in 1975 as their play-by-play announcer for various sports such as NFL football, college and NBA basketball, golf, tennis, baseball and boxing.
• Calling eight Super Bowls, 10 Rose Bowls, 28 Wimbledon tournaments and 15 NCAA Final Fours on their behalf.
• Co-hosted and hosted PBS’ Emmy Award-winning sports history series “The Way It Was”, also hosted game show Sports Challenge and reality series Baffle.
• After leaving NBC in 1999 and joining CBS Sports, where he continued calling NFL and college basketball games as well as tennis tournaments such as U.S. Open, he joined ESPN from 2004 until 2011.
• While with ESPN he covered tennis tournaments as well as college football and basketball matches.
• Returning to his roots in 2010, he accepted a role as television voice of the San Diego Padres – his last broadcasting assignment – becoming their television voice for five consecutive years.

Personal life and death

• He married twice and had six children.
• Most of his later years were spent living in La Jolla, California.
• However, on December 21, 2017 at age 82 he suffered a fatal heart attack which took his life;
• Yet is fondly remembered by colleagues, peers, and fans as both an icon and legend.

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