Jack Buck

Jack Buck represents something I think modern broadcasting has largely lost: a voice that became inseparable from the game itself. For decades he was the sound of St. Louis Cardinals baseball, earning enshrinement in multiple halls of fame across baseball, football, and radio. What moved me most was learning he carried a Purple Heart, a man who survived war and then spent his life delivering joy through a microphone. He passed in 2002, but his great calls still echo for fans. I have enormous respect for announcers who turn play-by-play into poetry, and Buck was a master of it.

Name (English)

Jack Buck

Name (Japanese)

ジャック・バック

Reading

じゃっく・ばっく

Born

August 21, 1924 – June 18, 2002

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rat

Origin

Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

sports commentator

High school

Lakewood High School

University

Ohio State University

Awards & achievements

• Purple Heart
• 1999 Sports Lifetime Achievement Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20Buck
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3247471

Tags

• Massachusetts
• sports commentator

Last updated

2026-06-17

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