Ken Squier
Sports commentator, Organization founder
1935 – 2023
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Who was Ken Squier?
Kenley Dean "Ken" Squier was an American sportscaster and motorsports editor from Waterbury, Vermont. From 1979-1997, he was the lap-by-lap commentator for NASCAR on CBS, and was also a lap-by-lap commentator for TBS from the time they had rights to NASCAR until 2000. Squier was the first announcer to give lap-by-lap commentary on the Daytona 500 in 1979. He coined the term "The Great American Race" for the Daytona 500, and developed the in-car camera for the 1982 Daytona 500. He lived in Stowe, Vermont until his death.
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- Born
- Apr 10, 1935
Waterbury - Also known as
- Ken Squire
- Parents
- Lived in
- Vermont
- Died
- Nov 15, 2023
Stowe, VT
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on July 23, 2013
Modified by JokerGem
on November 16, 2023
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