Harry Kalas (1936 – 2009)
Harry Kalas, legendary broadcaster of our Philadelphia Phillies passed away yesterday afternoon, as he prepared for the Phillies-Nationals game in Washington DC. Harry has been a part of our sports lives in Philadelphia for 38 years. No summer in my lifetime has ever gone on without Harry’s smooth baritone describing to me the latest Phillies failure. Or more recently, triumph. For us sports fans in Philadelphia, this like Dale Earnhart dying for the NASCAR fan, or Princess Diana dying for women. Harry Kalas, gone at age 73, and we are the poorer for it.
