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Before there was a SportsCenter… before ESPN became a juggernaut… there was George Grande—sitting behind a desk, ushering in a new era of sports television with some of the the very first words ever spoken on the network. But his story doesn’t begin there. He played alongside Tom Seaver at USC, interned for Vin Scully, called games for the Yankees, Cardinals, and Reds, and for 31 summers was the voice of baseball immortality as the host of the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. He’s shared dugouts with legends, airwaves with icons, and memories with millions. This month, he shares them with us.
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- 1:28A witness to Willie Mays miraculous catch
- 3:181st MLB game as a kid
- 4:50Listening to games atop Long Island mountain top
- 6:58An internship with Vin Scully
- 9:04Face to face with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 11:44Interviewed BY Vin Scully
- 14:00Calling games with Phil Rizutto and Tom Seaver
- 15:47The first to host SportsCenter, 1979
- 18:11Old-timers game, RFK Stadium, 1982
- 20:45HOF master of ceremonies for 31 years!
- 27:01Bob Uecker's HOF speech
- 28:59Memories of Fenway
- 29:53Memories of Tiger Stadium
- 31:50Memories of Dodger Stadium
- 33:39Dugout conversations at Riverfront Stadium
- 36:31Breakfast with Bart Giamatti revealed how different things could have been for Pete Rose