| Birth: | Aug. 21, 1923
Bippus
Huntington County
Indiana, USA | | Death: | Sep. 11, 2005
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Indiana, USA | 
Sportscaster. A popular sportscaster on television and radio, he was well-known primarily for his work on ABC's "Wide World of Sports", and also for his announcing of televised Professional Bowlers Association events. Enjoying a six-decade sportscasting career, he was the first to cover golf's Masters Tournament on television, in 1956; the first to call a college football game coast to coast on ABC, in 1966; and the first to serve as a live sports anchor from the Olympics, in Mexico City in 1968. He fought in World War II in the Philippines, then Korea, as an infantry platoon leader. He has been inducted into 16 halls of fame, including the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters and College and Pro Football halls, and he won an Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1993.
Cause of death: Emphysema
Search Amazon for Chris Schenkel | | | Burial:
Saint Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery
Bippus
Huntington County
Indiana, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: A.J. Marik
Record added: Sep 12, 2005
Find A Grave Memorial# 11731400 |
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thank you for serving our country Chris! also, a big thank you for coming into our homes during the bowling telecasts on ABC!
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Doug
Added: May. 4, 2013 |
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Steve
Added: May. 1, 2013 |
Mr Schenkel I grew up listening to you announce college football games and there was nobody like you! You made the game so exciting, you were great! I always wondered what happened to you and was very saddened to hear of your death. Gob Bless you Chris fo...(Read more)
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Greg McGuire
Added: Jan. 8, 2013 |
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