Editing Vin Scully (section)

{{Short description|American sportscaster (1927–2022)}}
{{About other people|the sports announcer|Vincent Scully}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Vin Scully
| image              = Vin Scully, Dodgers announcer, at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida for Spring Training, 1985 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Scully in 1985
| birth_name         = Vincent Edward Scully
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1927|11|29}}
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2022|08|02|1927|11|29}}
| birth_place        = The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
| death_place        = [[Hidden Hills, California]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Fordham University]] ([[Bachelors of Arts|B.A.]])
| occupation         = Sportscaster
| years_active       = 1949–2016
| spouse             = {{Plainlist|
* {{Marriage|Joan Crawford|1957|1972|reason=died}}
* {{Marriage|Sandra Hunt|1973|2021|reason=died}}
}}
| children           = 4
| awards             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ford C. Frick Award]] (1982)
* [[Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award]] (2014)
* [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] (2016)
* [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] Star
* [[Los Angeles Dodgers#Retired numbers|Los Angeles Dodgers "microphone"]] retired
}}
| module             = {{infobox sports announcer details
   | team = [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] / [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] (1950–2016)
   | genre         = [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
   | employer      = [[CBS Sports]] (1975–1982)<br />[[NBC Sports]] (1983–1989)
   | sport         = [[Major League Baseball]]<br />[[National Football League|NFL football]]<br />[[PGA Tour]] golf
   }}
}}

'''Vincent Edward Scully''' (November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022) was an American [[Sports commentator|sportscaster]], best known for his broadcast work in [[Major League Baseball]]. Scully was the [[Sports commentator|play-by-play]] announcer for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers]] for sixty-seven years, beginning in [[1950 Brooklyn Dodgers season|1950]] and ending in [[2016 Los Angeles Dodgers season|2016]]. He is considered by many to be the greatest sports broadcaster of all time.

Born in [[the Bronx, New York City]], Scully attended [[Fordham University]] where he played baseball before becoming a student broadcaster and journalist. After being mentored by Dodgers broadcaster [[Red Barber]] early in his career, Scully was hired by the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] in 1950, and moved with them to [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Los Angeles]] in 1958. He became known for his distinctive tenor voice and lyrically descriptive style. Scully's tenure with the Dodgers was the longest of any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history. He retired at age 88 after the 2016 season.

In addition to Dodgers baseball, Scully called various nationally televised football and golf contests for [[CBS Sports]] from 1975 to 1982, and was the lead baseball play-by-play announcer for [[NBC Sports]] from 1983 to 1989. He also called the [[World Series]] for [[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS Radio]] from 1979 to 1982 and again from 1990 to 1997.

For his long and distinguished career, Scully was honored with a star of the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] and was inducted into the [[National Radio Hall of Fame]] and [[NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame]]. For his services to baseball, he was honored with the [[Ford C. Frick Award]] by the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1982. Prior to his final season, the Dodgers honored Scully by renaming the street leading towards [[Dodger Stadium]] to "Vin Scully Avenue". That same year, he was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President [[Barack Obama]]. After a long illness, Scully died on August 2, 2022, at his home in [[Hidden Hills, California]].