Gary Dolphin
Gary Dolphin | |
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| Career | |
| Show | Iowa Hawkeyes football Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball |
| Network | Iowa Hawkeye Sports Network |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www |
Gary Dolphin is an American sports broadcaster. He is the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football and men's basketball teams for Learfield/IMG College and the Iowa Hawkeye Sports Network.[1] Learfield Sports represents over 130 colleges across 31 states.[2] He has served in that role since December 1996.[3] Dolphin grew up in Cascade, Iowa, with a single mother, due to his father passing away.[citation needed]
Career
Dolphin attended
In 1999, Dolphin was a contender for the radio play-by-play job on Chicago Bears football broadcasts.[5] The field was narrowed to Dolphin and Gary Bender and the Bears chose Bender. Just two years later, the Bears pursued Dolphin when Bender resigned citing exhaustion from the extensive travel required.[6] Dolphin rejected the Bears' offer because it would have forced him to move to Chicago and cut his ties to the Hawkeyes' broadcasts.[7]
In addition to calling games, Dolphin is the host of the weekly radio program Hawk Talk, where fans can call in to talk to Dolphin and Iowa coaches Kirk Ferentz and Fran McCaffery. He also hosts weekly television coaches shows, where Ferentz and McCaffery recap the latest games.[4]
Dolphin was named "Iowa Sportscaster of the Year" by the
References
- ^ Mandel, Eric (February 10, 2011). "Dolphin headlines leadership conference". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ^ "Welcome". Learfield Sports. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ^ a b Morehouse, Marc (January 20, 1997). "'Distance' doesn't demoralize Dolphin". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. p. 1B. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ^ a b c O'Hara, Dave (June 1, 2010). "Iowans Impacting Sports: Gary Dolphin". The Iowa Sports Connection. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ^ Leitner, Jim (March 30, 1999). "Voice of Hawkeyes could become voice of Bears". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. p. 1B. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ^ Sherman, Ed (January 12, 2001). "Bender Exits Bears' Booth After 2 Years". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Leitner, Jim (February 4, 2011). "Bears' play-by-play job can't lure Dolphin away from Hawks". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque, Iowa. p. 3C. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ^ "Iowa Sportscasters". National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ^ "Musburger, Uecker, Ryan Named To NSSA Hall of Fame". National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. January 7, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.