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Legendary announcer Dick Enberg, whose amazing sportscasting career spanned six decades, died Thursday at the age of 82. He did play-by-play for college basketball, college and professional football and Major League Baseball. He also called other sporting events such as boxing, tennis, golf, horse racing and the Olympics.

Enberg retired from his TV job with the San Diego Padres in October 2016.


Endberg was known for exclaiming "Oh my!" So much so, that his 2004 autobiography is titled: 

He also had a baseball catchphrase: "touch 'em all" for home run hitters.

Enberg's big break came when he was chosen to call UCLA basketball games. During that nine-year stint, the Bruins won eight NCAA titles.

When asked what was the most historically important event he covered, Enberg replied, "The Game of the Century." In that 1968 game, the University of Houston Cougars beat UCLA to snap the Bruin's 47-game winning streak.

During his time behind the microphone Enberg had many broadcast partners, including Al McGuire, Merlin Olsen and Don Drysdale.

 that her husband died Thursday morning at his home in La Jolla, Calif.


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Doreen McCallister

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Enberg got his big break calling UCLA basketball games, then went on to do other events such as Super Bowls, Olympics and Final Fours. Enberg retired in 2016 after a six-decade career.

Sportscaster Dick Enberg, whose career spanned 60 years, dies at 82

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