Herb Carneal

Herb Carneal
Herb Carneal
Born	Charles Herbert Carneal; May 10, 1923; Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 1, 2007 (aged 83); Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.
Spouse	Katherine Meredith (m. 1950; died 2000)
Children	1
	Sports commentary career
Team(s)	Play-by-play
Sport(s)	Major League Baseball; National Football League

Charles Herbert Carneal (May 10, 1923 – April 1, 2007) was an American

Bob Murphy in 1960–1961. His mellow baritone voice and laid-back demeanor were well loved by Twins fans and formed a well balanced team with the more excitable and emotional style of his longtime broadcast partner John Gordon.^{[citation needed]} Carneal was for many years known (and introduced as such by Gordon at the beginning of each game) as "The Voice of the Twins".^{[citation needed}

] Carneal's trademark greeting, "Hi everybody", was reminiscent of his down-home style.

A Richmond, Virginia, native, Carneal first broadcast major league games for the Philadelphia Athletics and Philadelphia Phillies in 1954. From 1957 to 1961 he was employed by the Baltimore Orioles. He also called games on CBS television for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League in the team's first four years of existence (1961–64), and AFL games on NBC in 1965.

Carneal's announcing career received a significant boost when he took over the Twins broadcasts, as it united him with broadcaster Halsey Hall, after whom many major league broadcasters have modeled their work.^{[citation needed]} Hall's influence on Carneal's career development is legendary.^{[citation needed]}

Carneal received the

National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association

.

Beginning in

John Gordon and Dan Gladden

.

In 2002, Carneal was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

Herb Carneal died on April 1, 2007, of congestive heart failure.^[1] The Twins dedicated their 2007 season to Carneal, wearing patches on their sleeves in his honor.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Zulgad, Judd (April 1, 2007). "Herb Carneal dies at 83". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2007.

External links

Herb Carneal Ford C. Frick Award biography at the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Obituary
WCCO: Herb Carneal
Pavek Museum: Herb Carneal
2006 story about twilight of Carneal's career from Minnesota Twins' Gameday program

[1] Zulgad, Judd (April 1, 2007). "Herb Carneal dies at 83". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2007.

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