Dave Martin (sportscaster)
Dave Martin is a former American sportscaster who spent seven seasons as a play-by-play announcer in Major League Baseball.
Career
[edit]Martin called Chicago White Sox games on WFLD in 1968. He spent the next three seasons on WJW-TV calling Cleveland Indians games before being replaced by Rocky Colavito in 1972. Martin began the 1972 season without a broadcasting job; however, in June he replaced the ailing John MacLean on WHDH radio in Boston, calling Boston Red Sox games with Ned Martin (no relation). Martin also called the first season of New England Whalers hockey for WHDH.[1] His final major announcing job was with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1980. Martin also served as a play-by-play announcer for the NFL on NBC in 1970 and College Football on ABC in 1967.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Surgent, Scott. The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association, 1972-1979.
- ^ "All Pages: The daily collegian. (University Park, Pa.) 1940-current, September 17, 1967 « Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive". 17 September 1967.
- Living people
- Boston Red Sox announcers
- Chicago White Sox announcers
- Cleveland Indians announcers
- College football announcers
- Hartford Whalers announcers
- Major League Baseball broadcasters
- National Football League announcers
- Pittsburgh Pirates announcers
- Sportspeople from Boston
- World Hockey Association broadcasters