Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.
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Filmography (Movies)
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/02/2015
Longshot
Character:Announcer
Release Date:25/10/2001
Love & Basketball
Character:Chick Hearn
Release Date:21/04/2000
Wrongfully Accused
Character:Basketball Announcer
Release Date:23/07/1998
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/1996
Airborne
Character:Basketball Announcer
Release Date:17/09/1993
White Men Can't Jump
Character:NBA Announcer
Release Date:27/03/1992
Heart Condition
Character:Self
Release Date:02/02/1990
Big Business
Character:Sports Announcer
Release Date:10/06/1988
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
Character:Narrator
Release Date:10/10/1987
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
Character:The Announcer (voice)
Release Date:27/05/1987
Body Slam
Character:Booth Announcer / Himself
Release Date:21/11/1986
Volunteers
Character:Announcer
Release Date:16/08/1985
Fletch
Character:Chick Hearn
Release Date:31/05/1985
Half Nelson
Character:Voice of Announcer (voice)
Release Date:24/03/1985
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Character:Sportscaster #2
Release Date:15/05/1981
...All the Marbles
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/03/1981
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Character:Chick Hearn
Release Date:06/11/1979
Heaven Can Wait
Character:Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Release Date:28/06/1978
The Gambler
Character:Radio Announcer
Release Date:02/10/1974
Busting
Character:Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
Release Date:27/02/1974
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Character:Self
Release Date:29/10/1971
The Love Bug
Character:Announcer
Release Date:23/12/1968
The Loved One
Character:Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
Release Date:11/10/1965
Cry for Happy
Character:Commander (uncredited)
Release Date:03/03/1961
Burden Of Truth
Character:Fight Broadcaster (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1957
Television Appearances
The Proud Family
Character:Self (voice)
Dharma & Greg
Character:Basketball Announcer (voice)
Arli$$
Character:
Hang Time
Character:
Duckman
Character:Chick Hearn (voice)
Rugrats
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Chick Hearn (voice)
Garfield and Friends
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21 Jump Street
Character:
Matlock
Character:Announcer
Hardcastle and McCormick
Character:
Matt Houston
Character:
Simon & Simon
Character:
The White Shadow
Character:TV Announcer (voice)
Lou Grant
Character:
Police Woman
Character:Internal Affairs Detective
Hawkins
Character:Basketball Announcer
Here We Go Again
Character:Announcer
Run for Your Life
Character:Self
Gilligan's Island
Character:
The Fugitive
Character:TV Newscaster
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