Legendary American radio and TV broadcaster Vin Scully, the voice of the baseball team Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years, has died at the age of 94.
Born Vincent Edward Scully on November 29, 1927, in The Bronx, New York City, he became the youngest person to broadcast a World Series game in 1953, aged 25.
By the time he broadcast his final home game for the Dodgers on September 25, 2016, he held the honor of being the longest-tenured broadcaster with a single team in pro sports history.
Among his many honors, Scully received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and, in 2016, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor given by the President of the United States.
Another notable honor was through the medium of TV. Indeed, for discerning series fans and cinephiles who happened to have a baseball blind spot, Scully was indirectly immortalized in the hit show The X Files. Creator Chris Carter named Agent Dana Scully after Vin Scully.
Source: Euronews