Dave Niehaus

Sportscaster

Birthday February 19, 1935

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Indiana

DEATH DATE Nov 10, 2010 (75)

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About

Play-by-play announcer for the MLB's Seattle Mariners and recipient of the prestigious Ford C. Frick Award, the highest honor the Baseball Hall of Fame gives to broadcasters.

Before Fame

In 1957, he graduated from Indiana University.

Trivia

He is credited as being the first person to call Alex Rodriguez 'A-Rod.'

Family Life

He grew up in Princeton, Indiana.

Associated With

He served as Dick Enberg's broadcasting partner for the California Angels.