Dick Enberg

Guide Note

Dick Enberg is a highly-respected sportscaster with a career spanning over 40 years in the broadcast booth. Enberg well-known by his exclamation "Oh, My!".

Fast Facts

Born: January 9, 1935 in Mount Clemens, Michigan
Birth name: Richard Alan Enberg
Currently works for CBS
Trademark call: "Oh, my!"
13 Emmy Awards in addition to a Lifetime Achievement Emmy

Early Life and Career

Enberg was born in [[Mount Clemens], Michigan. He attended college at Central Michigan University and Indiana University, earning his doctorate in health sciences at Indiana. Enberg was an assistant professor and baseball coach at California State University, Northridge from 1961-1965.

Enberg began his broadcasting career calling games for the California Angels in the late 1960s and later called games for the Los Angeles Rams and the UCLA Bruins Basketball team. Enberg joined NBC in 1975 and broadcast at the network for the next 25 years. Enberg still broadcasts sporting events around the country.

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Video: Chat with Dick Enberg and Mary Carillo (Time 05:05)

Dick Enberg News and Articles

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LA Daily News: Enberg isn't naming names, but ... (2007)
IU News: Oh, My! Legendary Broadcaster Dick Enberg... (2005)
Call of the Game: Oh my! 50 years and still counting for Dick Enberg (2004)

Dick Enberg Timeline

January 9, 1935: Born in Mount Clemens, Michigan
1961-1965: Assistant professor and baseball coach at California State University, Northridge
1971-1979: Hosted syndicated sports game show Sports Challenge
1975-1999: NBC sportscaster for the NFL, MLB, and NBA, as well as golf, tennis and college football
2000-: CBS sportscaster for NFL on CBS and college football