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Born · November 27, 1916
Died · August 5, 2002 (85 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Buda, Illinois, U.S.
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.
Self (archive footage)
7.8
2015
Announcer
5.8
2001
Self (voice) · (1 episode)
7.8
2001
Chick Hearn
7.4
2000
Basketball Announcer
5.9
1998
Narrator
0.0
1998
Basketball Announcer (voice) · (1 episode)
6.4
1997
Self
7.2
1996
(1 episode)
6.5
1996
(1 episode)
6.9
1995
(1 episode)
7.2
1994
Basketball Announcer
5.9
1993
NBA Announcer
6.6
1992
(1 episode)
7.6
1991
Self
5.5
1990
Chick Hearn (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
(1 episode)
7.2
1988
Sports Announcer
6.3
1988
The Announcer (voice)
6.7
1987
(1 episode)
7.1
1987
Booth Announcer / Himself
5.0
1986
(1 episode)
7.2
1986
Announcer
5.5
1985
Chick Hearn
6.7
1985
Voice of Announcer (voice)
0.0
1985
(1 episode)
6.4
1983
(1 episode)
6.2
1982
(1 episode)
6.7
1981
Sportscaster #2
5.4
1981
Himself
6.2
1981
Self
5.5
1979
TV Announcer (voice) · (1 episode)
6.8
1978
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
6.6
1978
(1 episode)
7.2
1977
Radio Announcer
6.7
1974
(1 episode)
6.2
1974
Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
6.2
1974
Basketball Announcer · (1 episode)
7.2
1973
Announcer · (1 episode)
5.0
1973
Self
7.0
1971
Announcer
6.5
1968
Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
6.3
1965
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
1965
(2 episodes)
7.4
1964
TV Newscaster · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
Commander (uncredited)
5.0
1961
Fight Broadcaster (voice)
0.0
1957