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Harry Kalas

Born: 1936-03-26 • Naperville, Illinois, USA

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Harold Norbert Kalas (March 26, 1936 – April 13, 2009) was an American sportscaster, best known for his Ford C. Frick Award-winning role as lead play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies, a position he held from 1971 until his death in 2009.

Kalas was also closely identified with the National Football League, serving as a voice-over narrator for NFL Films productions (a regular feature on Inside the NFL) and calling football games nationally for Westwood One radio.

Kalas collapsed in the Washington Nationals' broadcast booth on April 13, 2009, about an hour before a Phillies game was scheduled to begin against the Nationals, and died soon afterward.

Filmography
Richie Ashburn: A Baseball Life poster
Richie Ashburn: A Baseball Life
2008
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood poster
The Phillie Phanatic Goes Hollywood
2006 • Self
2001 New England Patriots - Super Bowl XXXVI Champions poster
2001 New England Patriots - Super Bowl XXXVI Champions
2002 • Narrator
Express: Aisle to Glory poster
Express: Aisle to Glory
1998 • Narrator (voice)
1997 Denver Broncos - Superbowl XXXII Champions poster
1997 Denver Broncos - Superbowl XXXII Champions
1998 • Narrator
Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XXXI Champions poster
Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XXXI Champions
1997 • Narrator