Curt Gowdy Quotes

Curt Gowdy — American Celebrity born on July 31, 1919, died on February 20, 2006

Curtis Edward "Curt" Gowdy was an American sportscaster, well known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s... (wikipedia)

I thought it was terrible. I don't know who to believe. Williams was very loyal and honest. Nobody could ever say different. Sometimes, that got him into a lot of trouble. But after he died and they cut his head off, that made me sick.

It wasn't like it is now. But for the types of teams we had, the fans were very good here. On some Thursday afternoon games, we'd get 25,000 fans. That was remarkable. This has always been a great Red Sox city.

An announcer is only as good as yesterday's performance.

Folks, this is perfect weather for today's game. Not a breath of air.

I never took myself too seriously.