| Birth: | Jun. 1, 1917
South Dakota, USA | | Death: | Jul. 3, 2003 | 
Sportscaster. Born Vincent Lloyd Skaff, he broadcasted the Chicago Cubs games for WGN-TV and WGN Radio during a career that spanned 38 years. He was first teamed with Jack Brickhouse in the early days of televised Cubs baseball, and in 1961 made history by becoming the first sportscaster to interview a sitting president live at a baseball opener when he talked with President Kennedy prior to Kennedy throwing out the first pitch of the 1961 season. He was later teamed with Lou Boudreau as the radio voices of the Cubs for the next 23 years. Prior to his broadcasting success with the Cubs he served as a Marine in World War II. (bio by: Ron Moody)
Search Amazon for Vince Lloyd | | | Burial:
Saint Michaels Cemetery
Sioux Falls
Minnehaha County
South Dakota, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Ron Moody
Record added: Jul 07, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7661589 |
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Thanks Vince. You were more than a radio man for the Cubs. To me you were the voice of the Cubs. Thanks again and RIP.
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ryan madison
Added: May. 4, 2013 |
The Chicago Cubs are on the air!
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Timothy Tray
Added: Oct. 20, 2012 |
Thanks for all the great memories of the Cubs games you announced. WGN radio and the games were some of the best things about growing up in Chicago.
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David M. Habben
Added: Sep. 3, 2012 |
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