1998Nominee
Best Performance
Wrongfully Accused
Chick Hearn
Actor
Buda, Illinois, U.S.
November 27, 1916
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1968Nominee
Best Performance
The Love Bug
1992Nominee
Best Performance
White Men Can't Jump
Career Highlights
1985Highlight
Best Performance
Fletch
1981Highlight
Best Performance
...All the Marbles
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Wrongfully Accused
The Love Bug
White Men Can't Jump