Red Barber

Walter Lanier "Red" Barber was a play by play radio sports broadcaster for Major League Baseball, spanning 4 decades.

1. Known to fans as "The Ole Redhead"
2. Wrote 4 Books with the best know as "When All Hell Broke Loose In Baseball" about breaking the color barrier in baseball
3. Announced for: Reds, Dodgers and Yankees

• 1908: Born in Columbus, Mississippi

• 1920: Studied English education at the University of Florida

• 1933: Became a baseball radio broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds

• 1939: Named announcer for Brooklyn Dodgers Radio Network

• 1946: Appointed Director of Sports for CBS Radio

• 1947: Released "When All Hell Broke Loose In Baseball"

• 1954: Became the announcer for the New York Yankees

• 1970: Wrote the book "The Broadcasters"

• 1972: Retired

• 1978: Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

• 1980: Returned to radio as a sports commentator

• 1992: Died in Tallahassee, Florida

• 1995: Awarded as a member of the Radio Hall of Fame

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