Bob DeLaney (sportscaster)

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Bob DeLaney
Born
Robert Joseph DeLaney

April 21, 1924
Queens, New York
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)sportscaster and voiceover artist

Robert Joseph DeLaney (April 21, 1924 – November 25, 2008) was an American sportscaster.

A 1942 graduate of

New York Giants broadcasts. When the Giants moved to San Francisco in 1958, DeLaney was replaced by local announcer Lon Simmons
.

After his stint with the Giants, DeLaney was hired as the announcer for live commercials for

Atlantic Refining Company during New York Yankees games, a job he held for ten seasons. In April 1959, DeLaney became the announcer for John F. Kennedy
's presidential campaign.

After the election, DeLaney worked as a television sports host in New York City from 1962 to 1968 on WPIX and called the

voiceover
artist.

He died on November 25, 2008, from complications of a stroke at St. John's Queens Hospital.

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