Harry Kalas

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Harry Kalas
Kalas at the Phillies World Championship Parade
Born	Harry Norbert Kalas (1936-03-26)March 26, 1936 Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
Died	April 13, 2009(2009-04-13) (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Years active	1962–2009
Television	Inside The NFL
Children	Brad Kane Todd
Awards	Ford C. Frick Award; Philadelphia Sports Writers Association, Living Legend; Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, Legacy of Excellence; Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame; Radio Hall of Fame
Sports commentary career
Team(s)	Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, NFL Films, Westwood One NFL Sunday Afternoon Doubleheaders, Hawaii Islanders
Genre(s)	Play-by-play, Sports commentator
Sport(s)	Baseball, Football
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Harold Norbert Kalas (March 26, 1936 – April 13, 2009) was an American sportscaster, best known for his Ford C. Frick Award-winning role as lead play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB), a position he held from 1971 until his death in 2009.

Kalas was also closely identified with the National Football League (NFL), serving as a voice-over narrator for NFL Films productions (a regular feature on Inside the NFL) and calling football games nationally for Westwood One radio.