Red Barber
Announcer, Film actor
1908 – 1992
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Who was Red Barber?
Walter Lanier "Red" Barber was an American sports commentator.
Barber, nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", was primarily identified with radio broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play-by-play across four decades with the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, and New York Yankees. Like his fellow sports pioneer Mel Allen, Barber also gained a niche calling college and professional football in his primary market of New York City.
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- Born
- Feb 17, 1908
Columbus - Also known as
- Walter Lanier Barber
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Florida
- Lived in
- Columbus
- Died
- Oct 22, 1992
Tallahassee
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on July 23, 2013
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