Russ Hodges

Russ Hodges
A man in a suit sitting next to a microphone
Hodges in 1955
Born(1910-06-18)June 18, 1910
DiedApril 19, 1971(1971-04-19) (aged 60)
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky
OccupationSports announcer
Years active1934–1970
Known forMajor League Baseball coverage
The Giants won the pennant!
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AwardsFord C. Frick Award (1980)

Russell Pleasant Hodges (June 18, 1910 – April 19, 1971)[1] was an American sportscaster who did play-by-play for several baseball teams, most notably the New York Giants / San Francisco Giants. He is perhaps best remembered for his call of Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"—The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!

  1. ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set). McFarland. pp. 345–. ISBN 978-0-7864-7992-4.