306:
120:
In 1974, he joined
Associated Press Radio, where he served as the sports director for seven years. Following his tenure there, he joined ABC Radio as its sports director in 1981. In that role, he oversaw coverage of multiple notable sporting events, including the Olympics.
318:
388:
363:
186:
358:
368:
373:
348:
353:
247:
378:
383:
196:
76:
17:
227:
102:
156:
272:
296:
393:
27:(April 13, 1935 – February 5, 2013) was an American play-by-play sports announcer, author and sports director for
94:
60:
64:
343:
338:
310:
191:
136:
44:
56:
223:
101:, which was highly critical of the franchise and its management. The book helped prompt the
52:
48:
90:
28:
332:
125:
322:
40:
16:
248:"Shelby Whitfield, Former Broadcaster For The Washington Senators, Dead At 77"
15:
47:, where he announced games and did play-by-play coverage for the
114:
124:
In 1991, he collaborated with sports journalist and announcer
113:
Following his tenure with the
Senators, Whitfield worked for
93:
moved the team to Texas after the 1971 season, to become the
187:"Shelby Whitfield, former Senators broadcaster, dies at 77"
294:
139:at the age of 77 from complications from diabetes.
273:"Longtime broadcaster Shelby Whitfield dies at 77"
105:to investigate the ethics of sports broadcasting.
75:Whitfield was a play-by-play announcer for the
117:, hosting the talk show "Sports Roundtable."
8:
241:
239:
389:Washington Senators (1961–1971) announcers
59:in 1955 and became the sports director of
364:Deaths from diabetes in the United States
301:
180:
178:
148:
359:American television sports announcers
71:Washington Senators announcing career
7:
157:"Sportscaster Shelby Whitfield Dies"
246:McCall, Daniel (February 9, 2013).
369:Major League Baseball broadcasters
185:Schudel, Matt (February 8, 2013).
14:
374:People from Navarro County, Texas
349:American male non-fiction writers
103:Federal Communications Commission
354:American radio sports announcers
316:
304:
97:, Whitfield wrote a book called
135:He retired in 1997. He died in
51:, a minor league team based in
1:
222:. New York: Abelard-Schuman.
379:United States Army soldiers
63:within two years. He was a
410:
384:University of Texas alumni
218:Whitfield, Shelby (1973).
130:What's Wrong With Sports
61:American Forces Network
25:Shelby Aldwin Whitfield
65:Specialist Fifth Class
39:Whitfield was born in
21:
89:After Senators owner
35:Early life and career
19:
109:Post-Senators career
192:The Washington Post
137:Jackson, New Jersey
77:Washington Senators
45:University of Texas
394:Writers from Texas
279:. February 9, 2013
163:. February 7, 2013
79:in 1969 and 1970.
43:. He attended the
22:
128:on a book called
401:
321:
320:
319:
309:
308:
307:
300:
289:
288:
286:
284:
269:
263:
262:
260:
258:
243:
234:
233:
215:
209:
208:
206:
204:
199:on June 30, 2013
195:. Archived from
182:
173:
172:
170:
168:
153:
55:. He joined the
53:Plainview, Texas
49:Plainview Ponies
409:
408:
404:
403:
402:
400:
399:
398:
329:
328:
327:
317:
315:
305:
303:
295:
293:
292:
282:
280:
271:
270:
266:
256:
254:
245:
244:
237:
230:
220:Kiss It Goodbye
217:
216:
212:
202:
200:
184:
183:
176:
166:
164:
155:
154:
150:
145:
111:
99:Kiss It Goodbye
91:Robert E. Short
87:
84:Kiss It Goodbye
73:
37:
12:
11:
5:
407:
405:
397:
396:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
366:
361:
356:
351:
346:
341:
331:
330:
326:
325:
313:
291:
290:
264:
235:
228:
210:
174:
147:
146:
144:
141:
110:
107:
86:
81:
72:
69:
36:
33:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
406:
395:
392:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:
337:
336:
334:
324:
314:
312:
311:United States
302:
298:
278:
274:
268:
265:
253:
252:The Inquisitr
249:
242:
240:
236:
231:
229:0-200-04007-3
225:
221:
214:
211:
198:
194:
193:
188:
181:
179:
175:
162:
158:
152:
149:
142:
140:
138:
133:
131:
127:
126:Howard Cosell
122:
118:
116:
108:
106:
104:
100:
96:
95:Texas Rangers
92:
85:
82:
80:
78:
70:
68:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
34:
32:
30:
26:
18:
281:. Retrieved
276:
267:
255:. Retrieved
251:
219:
213:
201:. Retrieved
197:the original
190:
165:. Retrieved
160:
151:
134:
129:
123:
119:
112:
98:
88:
83:
74:
41:Frost, Texas
38:
24:
23:
344:2013 deaths
339:1935 births
277:Yahoo! News
333:Categories
161:All Access
143:References
283:April 15,
257:April 13,
203:April 13,
167:April 15,
29:ABC Radio
20:Whitfield
297:Portals
226:
323:radio
285:2013
259:2013
224:ISBN
205:2013
169:2013
115:WWDC
57:Army
335::
275:.
250:.
238:^
189:.
177:^
159:.
132:.
67:.
31:.
299::
287:.
261:.
232:.
207:.
171:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
