Jimmy Dudley

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James Randolph Dudley (September 27, 1909 – February 12, 1999) was an American

Cleveland Indians
for nearly two decades.

Biography

A native of

pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces
during World War II.

Dudley was the Indians' lead announcer from

minor league teams in the 1970s before retiring. As an announcer, Dudley was known for his friendly, homespun style and his signature catchphrases
: "Hello, baseball fans everywhere" (to start a broadcast), "The string is out" (describing a full count on a hitter), "A swing and a miss!-he struck him out", "That ball is going...going...gone!" (to describe a home run) and "So long and lots of good luck, you hear?" (signing off at the game's end – "you hear" sounded more like "ya he-ah?" in Dudley's vocal inflection).

Dudley was also a popular advertising pitchman in Cleveland, remembered primarily for his radio and television commercials for the Aluminum Siding Corporation (Garfield 1-2323) and Kahn's Hot Dogs – "the wien-ah the world awaited," in Dudley's unique parlance.

Dudley called the

NBC Radio
.

In addition to baseball, Dudley also broadcast football at various times for the Ohio State University, the University of Washington, and the NFL's Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions and Baltimore Colts.

Dudley was presented with the

Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. He died at age 89 in Tucson, Arizona
.

References

  • Jimmy Dudley Ford C. Frick Award biography at the National Baseball Hall of Fame

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