Subject(s): Jack Brickhouse Sport: Baseball Location: by Tribune Tower, Chicago, IL Unveiled: 20/9/2000 Sculptor: Jerry McKenna Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Inscribed on plinth, side 1: JACK BRICKHOUSE. HALL OF FAME BROADCASTER. 1917-1998. "HEY-HEY". Inscribed on plinth, side 2: Inducted into Media Wing of Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y. in 1983, and 13 other Halls of Fame throughout the nation. Broadcasted for Chicago Cubs - 40 years; Chicago White Sox - 27 years; Chicago Bears - 24 years; 1st TV voice for Chicago Bulls. 1962 - play by play announcer for 1st satellite telecast. Recipient of Local and International awards for Pope Paul VI papal audience. EXCLUSIVE broadcast interviews - 6 Presidents. 4 Honorary Doctorates. 2 Autobiographical best sellers: "Thanks for Listening" and "A Man for All Seasons". Inscribed on plinth, side 3: Broadcasting career - one of versatility. Covered everything from man-on-the-street interviews world-wide, dance bands soap operas, disasters, parades, to reading Sunday funnies to kids. Heard nationally describing 4 World Series, 5 All-Star baseball games, 3 NFL championship games, 9 "Bowl" games, 4 East-West football games, World Series of golf, wrestling for 9 years, several Golden Glove tournaments and professional title fights. Covered numerous Republican and Democratic conventions, F.D.R.'s 1945 inauguration and Winston Churchill's funeral. Inscribed on plinth, side 4: 1934 - Entered broadcasting profession in hometown of Peoria - age 18, becoming youngest sports announcer in the nation. 1946 - Broadcasted for New York Giants - one season. 1948 - first voice on WGN-TV. 1979 - Reached milestone of 5,000 broadcasts for WGN Radio and TV. No baseball broadcaster WILL EVER televise as many games as Brickhouse. Continued broadcasting until his retirement from the booth - 1981. Plaque: Brain tumors do not discriminate. Jack Brickhouse was one of thousands who battled a brain tumor. The disease is complex; effective treatment is challenging. THE AMERICAN BRAIN TUMOR ASSOCIATION exists to eliminate brain tumors through research and education. Links: Sculptor Project