Sports Broadcaster and Actor. Best known for his appearances in the Rocky series of movies, he was a long time sportscaster in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. He moved from Los Angeles to Canada at an early age and took up hockey. Signed by the Maple Leafs in 1946 as a goaltender, he was assigned to the Los Angeles Monarchs of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and played there until the team folded in 1950. He first worked as a sportscaster in Modesto and Sacramento where he also worked on a children’s show. Moving to Philadelphia in the mid-1960s, he worked for WKBS TV 48 (now defunct) where he played the eponymous “Captain Philadelphia” on WKBS’s kids program and was the first person, along with co-broadcaster Hockey Hall of Famer Gene Hart, to call the Philadelphia Flyers games in their inaugural season in 1967 on both radio and television. He also called Big Five and Philadelphia Eagles games. In 1968, he returned home to Los Angeles to join the Los Angeles Kings broadcast team. He was also the sports anchor at various Los Angeles TV stations, including KFWB, KABC, KXTA, and KTLA and also worked for the Los Angeles Dodgers as the pre-game host. He also was known for his Hollywood roles, generally playing himself or a sportscaster, including the fight announcer in the Rocky series of movies and a speaker in the TV movie Brian’s Song. In Fast Times at Ridgemont High, in the dream sequence, Jeff Spicoli dreams he is being interviewed by him. He also appeared in over 20 television shows and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Sports Broadcaster and Actor. Best known for his appearances in the Rocky series of movies, he was a long time sportscaster in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. He moved from Los Angeles to Canada at an early age and took up hockey. Signed by the Maple Leafs in 1946 as a goaltender, he was assigned to the Los Angeles Monarchs of the Pacific Coast Hockey League and played there until the team folded in 1950. He first worked as a sportscaster in Modesto and Sacramento where he also worked on a children’s show. Moving to Philadelphia in the mid-1960s, he worked for WKBS TV 48 (now defunct) where he played the eponymous “Captain Philadelphia” on WKBS’s kids program and was the first person, along with co-broadcaster Hockey Hall of Famer Gene Hart, to call the Philadelphia Flyers games in their inaugural season in 1967 on both radio and television. He also called Big Five and Philadelphia Eagles games. In 1968, he returned home to Los Angeles to join the Los Angeles Kings broadcast team. He was also the sports anchor at various Los Angeles TV stations, including KFWB, KABC, KXTA, and KTLA and also worked for the Los Angeles Dodgers as the pre-game host. He also was known for his Hollywood roles, generally playing himself or a sportscaster, including the fight announcer in the Rocky series of movies and a speaker in the TV movie Brian’s Song. In Fast Times at Ridgemont High, in the dream sequence, Jeff Spicoli dreams he is being interviewed by him. He also appeared in over 20 television shows and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Bio by: Kenneth Gilbert
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