Dick Stockton
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Born | Richard Edward Stokvis November 22, 1942 (age 81) Play-by-play |
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Richard Edward Stokvis (born November 22, 1942), known professionally as Dick Stockton, is an
Biography
Early life and career
Stockton was born in
Stockton stayed silent as Fisk rounded the bases, waiting until he made his way into the Red Sox dugout before proclaiming: "We will have a seventh game in this 1975 World Series."
Broadcasting career
CBS Sports
Stockton started freelancing for
On January 23, 1972, he filled-in for Jim Gordon who was not in Boston for the Buffalo-Boston NHL game on CBS, working the game with Dan Kelly. As previously mentioned, although Stockton was doing some work for The NFL on CBS, was also at the time a sports anchor for WBZ-TV in Boston.
Also while at CBS Sports, he called nine NBA Finals,[8] including the 1984, 1985 and 1987 finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.[9] Stockton partnered with Bill Russell[10] to call the finals from 1982 to 1983, Tom Heinsohn for the finals from 1984 to 1987, Billy Cunningham for the 1988 finals, and Hubie Brown for the 1989 and 1990 finals.
On May 7, 1989, Stockton and Hubie Brown, were behind the microphone for the fifth and decisive game for the NBA's
Sellers has Jordan. Jordan with 2 seconds to go, puts it up and scores! At the buzzer! Michael Jordan has won it for Chicago! Michael Jordan hit the basket at the buzzer as a disconsolate Lenny Wilkens leaves the floor. And for the second time today, the visiting team has won a deciding game in an opening round series. And the Chicago Bulls will move on to play the New York Knicks in a best-of-7.
— Dick Stockton on the call on CBS.
CBS would lose their broadcasting rights to the NBA to NBC following the 1989–90 season. At the end of CBS' coverage of Game 5 of the 1990 NBA Finals, Stockton signed off with the following message:
Well, I guess now the time has come. This is our last game as many of you may know. And it's really the end of a 17-year love affair between CBS and the NBA. For every member of our broadcast team and I mean technicians, and cameramen, production people, the terrifically talented folks in the truck, where it all happens, and of course...the commentators, this has been an extraordinary experience. We've witnessed the careers of
David Robinson, to all the players, coaches...and you the viewers, we're going to miss all of you. So long!
In 2001, Stockton was inducted as a broadcaster into the
As previously mentioned, Stockton called Major League Baseball for CBS[12][13] from 1990 to 1992. Working alongside Jim Kaat, Stockton was the number #2 play-by-play man behind Jack Buck and subsequently Sean McDonough. He and Kaat also called the American League Championship Series during that time period. It was initially speculated that Stockton[14] would not have been available to contribute as the secondary play-by-play announcer due to his football and basketball commitments for CBS. Stockton would, however, be replaced by Greg Gumbel in 1993.
For the Game 5 of the 1991 ALCS between the Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays, Stockton called the final out by saying "And the Minnesota Twins have gone from the cellar to the penthouse in the American League."[15] The following year in Game 4 of the ALCS between Toronto and the Oakland Athletics, Stockton described Roberto Alomar's game-tying home run off of Oakland closer Dennis Eckersley by saying “A drive to right field, Sierra going back, looking up and this game is tied! Roberto Alomar!”
In addition, he was the
Fox Sports
Stockton left CBS in 1994 for the newly formed
up until Stockton announced his retirement in March 2021.Stockton called
From the time he was hired until 2006, he was Fox's second-team announcer for NFL games (behind Pat Summerall and later, Joe Buck), working alongside Matt Millen and then Troy Aikman, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa. For Fox's MLB coverage, he has partnered with Eric Karros, Joe Girardi, Mark Grace and Tim McCarver and others. He most recently worked with Mark Schlereth for football.
Additionally, he called a limited slate of college basketball games on FS1 for 3 seasons from 2013-2016.
Turner Sports
From
Dick Stockton's performance on TBS' baseball telecasts hasn't been without criticism.[23] For instance, during the 2013 NLDS (St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh), he was cited as often misidentifying players, generally appearing confused at times, and never having hosting chemistry with his analyst Bob Brenly.
Other
From
Stockton did the play-by-play commentary for NFL Fever 2000 alongside Matt Millen.[27]
In 2017, Stockton launched his own podcast entitled Stockton!, where he interviewed famous athletes.[28]
On March 25, 2021, Stockton announced his retirement from broadcasting.[29][30][31]
Personal life
Stockton is wed to Jamie Drinkwater. The couple were married on July 31, 2014, at her family's home in New York on the St. Lawrence River. They divide their time between homes in Boca Raton, Florida and Carefree, Arizona. Stockton's previous marriage to sportscaster Lesley Visser ended in divorce in 2010.
Career timeline
- 1974–1975: Boston Celtics TV play-by-play (WBZ-TV)
- 1975–1976: WOR-TV)
- 1975–1978: Boston Red Sox TV play-by-play (WSBK-TV)[32]
- 1976–1977: NFL on NBC play-by-play
- 1978–1993: NFL on CBS play-by-play[32]
- 1981–1990: NBA on CBS lead play-by-play[33]
- 1983–1995: College Basketball on CBS Sports
- 1990–1992: Major League Baseball on CBS #2 play-by-play[33]
- 1992–1994: Olympics on CBS announcer[32]
- 1993–1995: Oakland Athletics TV play-by-play (KRON-TV)[32]
- 1994–2020: Fox NFL play-by-play (1994–2006: #2, 2007–2010: #3, 2011–2012: #4, 2013–2019: #6, 2020: #7)[32]
- 1995–2015: NBA on TNT play-by-play[32]
- 1995: NHL on Fox play-by-play[32]
- 1997–2013: Fox Major League Baseball play-by-play[34]
- 2004–2007: San Antonio Spurs TV play-by-play (part-time)
- 2007–2015: Major League Baseball on TBSDivision Series play-by-play (2007–2013), lead play-by-play (2007–2013), part-time play-by-play (2014–2015)
- 2010–2020: Miami Dolphins Preseason TV play-by-play
- 2010: BCS on Fox Orange Bowl play-by-play
- 2013–2014: College Football on Fox fill-in play-by-play
- 2013–2016: Fox College Hoops play-by-play
References
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- ^ Kobland, Keith (October 21, 2016). "Dick Stockton '60 Recognizes WAER and Newhouse School During NFL Broadcast". SU News. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Smith, Curt. "Dick Stockton". SABR.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Verducci, Tom (October 21, 2015). "Game Changer: How Carlton Fisk's home run altered baseball and TV". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Halberstam, David J. (December 10, 2018). "Dick Stockton: "Body of work counts more than a moment in a broadcast"". www.sportsbroadcastjournal.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Czaban, Steve (March 30, 2005). ""Perfect Upset" flashes back to Villanova's 1985 shocking win". OnMilwaukee.com.
- ^ Marchand, Andrew (March 25, 2021). "Dick Stockton retiring after 55 years in sportscasting". The New York Post.
- ^ Levy, Dan (November 7, 2013). "The 25 Greatest NBA Announcers of All Time". BleacherReport. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Pedersen, Eric (March 25, 2021). "Sportscaster Dick Stockton Retires; Called More American Pro Sports Games For TV Than Anyone". Deadline.
- ^ "The Curt Gowdy Media Award". hoophall.com. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ISBN 9781496917157.
- ^ "CBS Chooses Buck and Stockton for Play-by-Play". San Francisco Chronicle. April 6, 1990.
- ^ Stewart, Larry (September 29, 1989). "Finale for Scully May Not Be One". Los Angeles Times.
- ISBN 9780306822773.
- ^ Stewart, Larry (February 9, 1992). "CBS Jumps In With a Strong Opening Day". Los Angeles Times.
- ISBN 1461712963.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (March 25, 2021). "Legendary Sportscaster Dick Stockton to Retire". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Rosenthal, Phil (March 25, 2021). "Dick Stockton is retiring after 55 seasons, which means Chicago Bears fans won't have to listen to him on Sundays anymore". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Dick Stockton". FoxSports.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ Trecker, Jerry (November 2, 1995). "TNT'S Brown Ready to Start". The Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019.
- ^ Marcucci, Carl (October 2, 2009). "TBS unveils MLB postseason broadcast teams". rbr.com. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ Fang, Ken (November 3, 2013). "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of the 2013 MLB Playoffs on TV". Awful Announcing. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
- ^ Bailey, W. Scott (October 1, 2003). "Spurs nab veteran TV sportscaster Dick Stockton". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ "Longtime sports broadcaster Dick Stockton retires after 55 years". North West Georgia News. March 25, 2021.
- ^ Rickman, Martin (February 6, 2019). "Dick Stockton Shares Five Decades Worth Of Broadcasting And Life Wisdom". uproxx.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "NFL Fever 2000". IGN.com. September 23, 1999. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Sportscaster Dick Stockton Launches New Podcast; Lands Alex Rodriguez As First Guest". crnradio.com. February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Legendary Fox Sports Broadcaster Dick Stockton to Retire After Illustrious 55-Year Career". FoxSports.com. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Rigdon, Jay (March 25, 2021). "Dick Stockton retires after more than five decades in broadcasting". Awful Announcing.
- ^ Bonesteel, Matt (March 25, 2021). "Dick Stockton retires after thousands of games and one legendary call". The Washington Post.
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- ^ a b "NBA On TNT-Dick Stockton". TNT.tv. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ Griffith, Bill (August 29, 2003). "Stockton will pinch hit". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-09-05.