Jack Whitaker
Jack Whitaker
John Francis "Jack" Whitakeris an American sportscaster who worked for both CBS and ABC. He also is a decorated veteran of World War II, fighting in the Normandy Campaign and was wounded by an artillery strike...
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The Sixties and Seventies were the best times in the NFL, ... I covered Jim Brown, Gayle Sayers, Jurgenson, Unitas, Star and those great Packers teams. It was more fun than work.
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People forget that (Facenda) was a great news man, ... They just think of him as the voice of NFL Films. John was a great fan. We had a great set up for 12 years.
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Roughian was the roughest, ... When something happens to a highly talented horse, the sorrow was intensified.
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I was too short for basketball and too little for football, ... They had (three-time NFL Pro Bowler) Bucko Kilroy about a year ahead of me. He was full-grown then.
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(Traveling) was difficult, when the kids were younger, ... I'm glad that I don't have to do it today.
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I was an A's and Phillies fan, ... It was a pretty good sports town, even then.
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Lloyd's of London was so expensive (to insure the game coverage), it was cheaper for CBC to put a full crew in a stand-by game, whether we got on (due to inclement weather in the primary game) or not, ... I think that we got on the air for about five innings in three years.