Red Barber
Red Barber
Walter Lanier "Red" Barberwas 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. Like his fellow sports pioneer Mel Allen, Barber also gained a niche calling college and professional football in his primary market of New York City...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSportscaster
Date of Birth17 February 1908
CityColumbus, MS
CountryUnited States of America
It's so cold today even the brass monkeys have stayed home!
Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.