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    Sportscaster Charlie Jones dead

    http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j...otkQQD919J8L01

    Didn't he broadcast TV games for the Reds several years back?



    By BERNIE WILSON – 2 hours ago



    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Charlie Jones, the deep-voiced sportscaster whose career as a play-by-play announcer dated to the beginning of the American Football League in 1960, has died. He was 77.

    Jones died of a massive heart attack Thursday at his home in the La Jolla district of San Diego, said his wife, Ann.
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    Re: Sportscaster Charlie Jones dead

    Yep, without looking it up, I know that Charlie Jones was doing Reds telecasts during the 1973 season and probably 1974.

    Not sure if he was around beyond that or not.

    I liked him, he was a real pro. Seems as though he may have worked with Wes Parker.

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    Re: Sportscaster Charlie Jones dead

    My favorite voice from sports.

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    Re: Sportscaster Charlie Jones dead

    Quote Originally Posted by Kingspoint View Post
    My favorite voice from sports.

    He did have a cool "one and only" voice.

    RIP

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    Re: Sportscaster Charlie Jones dead

    Very good announcer. He had a unique voice that I will always associate with the late games of the NFL that NBC used to carry. RIP Charlie Jones.
    Reds Fan Since 1971


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