Dick Risenhoover
American journalist
Dick Risenhoover | |
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Born | William Ervin Risenhoover Jr. (1927-02-15)February 15, 1927 Childress, Texas |
Died | April 8, 1978(1978-04-08) (aged 51) Arlington, Texas |
Sports commentary career | |
Team | Texas Rangers (1972–77) |
Genre | Play-by-play |
Sport | Major League Baseball |
William Ervin "Dick" Risenhoover Jr. (February 15, 1927 – April 8, 1978) was the sportscaster for the Texas Rangers from 1972 to 1977.
Early life, education and army service
He attended Childress High School. He served in the United States Army from July 1945 to January 1947, where he played on the baseball team for Fort MacArthur, California.[1] He played baseball and basketball at the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated in 1950 and was on the 1950 Texas Longhorns baseball team. He died of liver cancer at the age of 51.
References
- ^ "Childress Man Star on Army Baseball Team", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, 66th year, number 98, May 9, 1946, page 9. (subscription required)
External links
- Mike Shannon's "Profile: Dick Risenhoover"
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Texas Longhorns 1950 College World Series champions
- Charlie Gorin
- Ben Hopkins
- Dick Risenhoover
- Kal Segrist
- Ben Tompkins
- Murray Wall
- Head Coach Bibb Falk
- Regular season
- NCAA Tournament
- College World Series
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