Chick Hearn

Buda, Illinois, U.S.

Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association for 41 years. Hearn is remembered for his rapid-fire, staccato broadcasting style, associated with colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that has become common basketball vernacular. Hearn broadcast 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Most of Hearn's games in the television era were simulcast on both radio and television, even after most teams chose to use different announcers for the different media.

Appearances

The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
5.2
The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island
Sportscaster #2
The Loved One
6.2
The Loved One
Space-Burial Funeral Announcer
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
8.0
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
Self
Fletch
6.7
Fletch
Chick Hearn
Body Slam
5.1
Body Slam
Booth Announcer / Himself
Love & Basketball
7.3
Love & Basketball
Chick Hearn
Wrongfully Accused
6.0
Wrongfully Accused
Basketball Announcer
Longshot
5.7
Longshot
Announcer
Cry for Happy
5.6
Cry for Happy
Commander (uncredited)
Airborne
6.1
Airborne
Basketball Announcer
...All the Marbles
6.1
...All the Marbles
Himself
Busting
6.2
Busting
Laker Sportscaster on Radio (voice, uncredited)
Big Business
6.4
Big Business
Sports Announcer
Burden Of Truth
Burden Of Truth
Fight Broadcaster (voice)
Heart Condition
5.7
Heart Condition
Self
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
5.7
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Chick Hearn
Heaven Can Wait
6.6
Heaven Can Wait
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Half Nelson
0.0
Half Nelson
Voice of Announcer (voice)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
7.2
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Self
The Love Bug
6.6
The Love Bug
Announcer
Volunteers
5.5
Volunteers
Announcer
The Gambler
6.7
The Gambler
Radio Announcer
Kobe Bryant's Muse
7.8
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Self (archive footage)
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
6.7
Sport Goofy in Soccermania
The Announcer (voice)
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
Los Angeles Lakers: '87 The Drive For Five
Narrator
White Men Can't Jump
6.6
White Men Can't Jump
NBA Announcer
Lou Grant
7.3
Lou Grant
Duckman
7.2
Duckman
Chick Hearn (voice)
Hardcastle and McCormick
6.5
Hardcastle and McCormick
Arli$$
6.8
Arli$$
Chick Hearn (voice)
The Simpsons
8.0
The Simpsons
Chick Hearn (voice)
21 Jump Street
7.2
21 Jump Street
Chick Hearn (voice)
Matlock
7.1
Matlock
Announcer
Simon & Simon
6.7
Simon & Simon
Gilligan's Island
7.4
Gilligan's Island
Hang Time
7.4
Hang Time
Hawkins
7.8
Hawkins
Basketball Announcer
Dharma & Greg
6.4
Dharma & Greg
Basketball Announcer (voice)
Rugrats
7.6
Rugrats
Garfield and Friends
7.3
Garfield and Friends
Run for Your Life
7.1
Run for Your Life
Self
The White Shadow
7.1
The White Shadow
TV Announcer (voice)
The Fugitive
7.3
The Fugitive
TV Newscaster
Matt Houston
6.3
Matt Houston
Here We Go Again
6.0
Here We Go Again
Announcer
The Proud Family
7.7
The Proud Family
Self (voice)
Police Woman
6.4
Police Woman
Internal Affairs Detective
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
Announcer
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