Chick Hearn

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Bradley_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Curt_Gowdy_Media_Award
gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame_star
gptkb:Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:American_Sportscasters_Association_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Pete_Rozelle_Radio-Television_Award
gptkb:Golden_Mike_Award
gptkb:California_Sports_Hall_of_Fame
Los Angeles Lakers retired microphone
gptkbp:birthDate 1916-11-27
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Francis_Dayle_Hearn
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Aurora,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath complications from a fall
gptkbp:children gptkb:Gary_Hearn
gptkb:Samantha_Hearn
gptkbp:coveredSport gptkb:baseball
gptkb:basketball
gptkb:football
gptkb:horse_race
boxing
hockey
gptkbp:deathDate 2002-08-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Northridge,_Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Los_Angeles_Lakers
gptkbp:firstLakersGameCalled 1961
gptkbp:genre sports commentator
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chick Hearn
gptkbp:knownFor play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:lastLakersGameCalled 2002
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname Chick
gptkbp:notableWork coining basketball terms such as 'slam dunk', 'air ball', 'no harm, no foul', 'dribble drive', 'finger roll', 'triple-double', 'give and go', 'charity stripe', 'garbage time', 'ticky-tack foul', 'buzzer beater', 'in the popcorn machine', 'the mustard's off the hot dog', 'faked him into the popcorn machine', 'throws up a brick', 'caught with his hand in the cookie jar', 'the game's in the refrigerator'
gptkbp:numberOfConsecutiveGamesCalled 3,338
gptkbp:occupation radio host
sports commentator
television presenter
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Holy_Cross_Cemetery,_Culver_City
gptkbp:signature slam dunk
air ball
buzzer beater
caught with his hand in the cookie jar
charity stripe
dribble drive
faked him into the popcorn machine
finger roll
garbage time
give and go
in the popcorn machine
no harm, no foul
the game's in the refrigerator
the mustard's off the hot dog
throws up a brick
ticky-tack foul
triple-double
This game's in the refrigerator: the door is closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard, and the Jell-O's jiggling.
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marjorie_Hearn
gptkbp:yearsActive 1957–2002
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pico/Chick_Hearn_station
gptkb:American_Sportscasters_Association_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6