Jack Brickhouse — American Celebrity born on January 24, 1916, died on August 06, 1998

John Beasley "Jack" Brickhouse was an American sportscaster. Known primarily for his play-by-play coverage of Chicago Cubs games on WGN-TV from 1948 to 1981, he received the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1985, Brickhouse was inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame along with the Voice of the Yankees Mel Allen and Red Sox Voice Curt Gowdy. Brickhouse served as the organization’s Secretary/Treasurer and was a member of its Board of Directors... (wikipedia)

Any team can have a bad century.
I'm convinced you can combine this with reporting integrity and accuracy.
I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me.