Red Barber
Born: February 17, 1908
Died: October 22, 1992 (aged 84)
Bio: Walter Lanier "Red" Barber was an American sports commentator. Barber, nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", was primarily identified with radio broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play-by-play across four decades with the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, and New York Yankees.
Known for:
- Rhubarb in the catbird seat (1968)
- 1947, when All Hell Broke Loose in Baseball (1982)
- The Jackie Robinson Reader
- The broadcasters (1970)
- 1947: When All Hell Broke Loose (1982)
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