Van Patrick

American sportsbroadcaster (1916-1974) Date Of Birth : 1916-08-15T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1974-09-29T00:00:00Z

Van Patrick (August 15, 1916 – September 29, 1974) was an American sportscaster, best known for his play-by-play work with the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers.
Self-nicknamed “the Ole Announcer”, Patrick called Lions games from 1950 until his death in 1974. He had two stints with the Tigers, broadcasting for the team for one season in 1949 and then again from 1952 to 1959.

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