Bob Elson
Sportscaster
Died when: 76 years 353 days (923 months)Star Sign: Aries
Robert Arthur Elson (March 22, 1904 – March 10, 1981) was a pioneering American sportscaster who was the voice of the Chicago White Sox for all or parts of four decades.
Known as "The 'Ol Commander", he broadcast an estimated 5,000 major league baseball games.In his prime, was among the leading play-by-play men in the game.
In 1979, he received the Ford C.Frick Award on behalf of the Baseball Hall of Fame for his excellence and longevity in the industry.
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