Vin Scully, whose soothing delivery, impressive knowledge of the game and poetic powers of description made him the best-known and best-loved baseball broadcaster of the past 50 years, has died. He died on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at his home in Hidden Hills, California, aged 94.
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After over sixty years of broadcasting, Scully amassed an impressive amount of wealth. At the time of death, Scully had an estimated net worth of $30 million.
Among his many honors, Scully received The Presidential Medal of Freedom, The Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Scully was a graduate of Fordham University ans he began his career with the Dodgers in their original home in Brooklyn, New York, when he was recruited by Hall of Fame broadcaster Red Barber to be the third man on the broadcast crew.
Scully was best known for his 67 seasons calling games for Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning in 1950 (when the franchise was located in Brooklyn) and ending in 2016.
His run calling games constituted the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history.
He was second only to Tommy Lasorda (by two years) in terms of number of years associated with the Dodgers organization in any capacity.
Scully retired at age 88 in 2016, ending his record-breaking run as the team’s play-by-play announcer.


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