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Chick Hearn

Acting · Born November 27, 1916 · 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.

Movies with Chick Hearn

• The Love Bug (1968) — Announcer
• White Men Can't Jump (1992) — NBA Announcer
• Wrongfully Accused (1998) — Basketball Announcer
• Fletch (1985) — Chick Hearn
• Heart Condition (1990) — Self
• Heaven Can Wait (1978) — Radio Announcer (uncredited)
• Love & Basketball (2000) — Chick Hearn
• The Gambler (1974) — Radio Announcer
• Big Business (1988) — Sports Announcer
• ...All the Marbles (1981) — Himself
• Airborne (1993) — Basketball Announcer
• The Loved One (1965) — Space-Burial Funeral Announcer