Gowdy, Curt

1919 - 2006

Laramie County

Biographical and Professional Information

Curt Gowdy was born in Green River, Wyoming, and grew up in Cheyenne where his dad was chief dispatcher for the Union Pacific Railroad. His first broadcasting job was in Cheyenne; he went on to an award-winning sportscasting career in which he spent 15 years as the voice of the Boston Red Sox. Curt Gowdy State Park outside of Cheyenne is named for him.

Genres

Autobiography or Biography

History

Nonfiction

Wyoming Subjects

Titles

• Seasons to Remember: The way it was in American sports, 1945-1960 (1993). New York: HarperCollins. ISBN: 0060182288. Co-author John Powers.

• Cowboy at the Mike (1966). Garden City, NY: Doubleday. ISBN: (?). Co-author Albert Hirshberg.

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