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Barber, Red, 1908-1992

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Barber, Red, 1908-1992

American sports announcer, Ford Frick award winner, author. Broadcaster - Brooklyn Dodgers / New York Yankees;1978 Ford C. Frick Award winner;"Walter Lanier "Red" Barber (February 17, 1908 – October 22, 1992) was an American sports announcer. Barber, nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", was primarily identified with broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling play-by-play across four decades with the Cincinnati Reds (1934–1938), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939–1953), and New York Yankees (1954–1966). Like his fellow sportscasting pioneer Mel Allen, Barber also gained a niche calling college and professional American football in his primary market of New York City."--Wikipedia

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Letter from Red Barber to Eleanor Gehrig, 1955 August 16
Object number: BL-2001-01021
Barber, Red, 1908-1992
1955 August 16
Red Barber microphone, circa 1932
Object number: B-1994-0004
Barber, Red, 1908-1992
circa 1932