Curt Gowdy

Curt Gowdy
Gowdy in the early 1950s.
Born	Curtis Edward Gowdy (1919-07-31)July 31, 1919 Green River, Wyoming, U.S.
Died	February 20, 2006(2006-02-20) (aged 86) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, Massachusetts
Alma mater	University of Wyoming, 1942
Occupation	Sportscaster
Spouse	Jerre Dawkins (m. 1949–2006; his death)
Children	2 sons, 1 daughter
Awards	Ford C. Frick Award Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
Military career
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army Air Forces
Years of service	1942–1943

Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s. He coined the nickname "The Granddaddy of Them All" for the Rose Bowl Game, taking the moniker from the Cheyenne Frontier Days in his native Wyoming.