| For 46 years,
Chris Schenkel has been informing and entertaining sports
fans from coast to coast. His smooth, mellifluous delivery
is part of the mystique that has made Chris one of the most
easily listened to broadcasters ever. That, and the
competence he brings to the coverage of such a wide range of
sports, has provided him unparalleled durability and
prominence on the national stage.
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Whether it was
bowling, the Olympics, NFL or NCAA football, the NBA or
boxing, Chris has been there...done that. He was among the
first to report football on television starting with the
Harvard games in 1947. His statistics are of record book
proportions...voice of the New York Football Giants for 13
years, Voice of ABC's NCAA College Football for 12 years and
NBA Basketball for several seasons, voice of the Monday
Night Fights for 6 years, 9 Summer and Winter Olympic Games,
100's of thoroughbred horse races and all the major Triple
Crown events. He has also covered almost every major golf
and tennis championship since 1953. Saturday afternoons on
ABC meant Chris Schenkel at the Pro Bowlers Tour since
1962.
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It is no wonder
that Chris is already one of the most honored sportscasters
in the nation. His induction into the American Sportscasters
Hall of Fame follows such accolades as National Sportscaster
of the Year four times, recipient of the Pete Rozelle/Pro
Football Hall of Fame Radio-Television award and the Golden
Plate Award, presented by the American Academy of
Achievement. He was also granted an Honorary Doctorate from
his alma mater, Purdue University and from Ball State
University. As a result of his enduring involvement with
American Indian affairs, Chris was named an honorary
Chieftain in the Miami Indian Council of
Indiana.
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