My Take
There are sports announcers, and then there's Vin Scully — a category of one. I grew up hearing recordings of his calls and immediately understood why people across generations practically wept when he finally retired after 67 years with the Dodgers in 2016. The man had a voice like warm caramel and the storytelling instincts of a novelist; he could paint an entire scene with a single unhurried sentence while the pitch was still in the air. What gets me most is the sheer span of it — from Brooklyn in 1950 all the way to Los Angeles in 2016, witnessing Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson's miracle homer, Hank Aaron's 715th. A Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and Ford C. Frick Award honoree, he earned every accolade. When he passed in August 2022, baseball genuinely lost its voice.
Overview
Vincent Edward Scully (November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022) was an American sportscaster, best known for his broadcast work in Major League Baseball. Scully was the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years, beginning in 1950 and ending in 2016.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vin Scully
- Name (Japanese)
- ビン・スカリー
- Reading
- びん・すかりー
- Born
- November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- journalist / sports commentator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Fordham University
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Ford C. Frick Award
- Sports Lifetime Achievement Award
- Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award
- Radio Hall of Fame
- California Sports Hall of Fame
- Lifetime Achievement Emmy
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://officialvinscully.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.