Vin Scully is an American retired sportscaster, who spent 67 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, starting in 1950 and ending in 2016.The sports media has always been grateful to him and he is marvelous, he is remarkable, and he achieved all in his job. For his commitment towards his work, he was honored by Sports Life Time Achievement Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Vin Scully was born as Vincent Edward Scully on November 29, 1929, and this makes his age 89 at this moment. His place of birth is The Bronx, New York City, New York. He is an American by his nationality. His ethnicity is white. His birth sign is Sagittarius. He is the proudest son of Vincent Aloysius Scully and Bridget Scully. His father was a salesman. His mother was a homemaker.
Vin Scully went to Fordham Preparatory School in The Bronx. He played baseball during his high school years. Before landing his steps at Broadcasting, he worked in the United States Navy for two years. His first experience came with broadcasting with a game for the CBS Radio Network by Red Barber in November 1949. With this experience, he joined Brooklyn Dodgers team as an announcer on radio and television booths. Later on, he served to Los Angeles Dodgers from 1958 to 2016. Moreover, before retirement, he was associated with CBS and NBC. He is considered by many to be the greatest baseball broadcaster of all time, according to fan rankings, Bleacher Report and Fox Sports.
Vin Scully has suffered through the pair of personal tragedies in his life. His first wife was Joan Crawford whom he lost in 1972. She died of an accidental medication overdose. The lovely couple had been married for 15 years. After the death of his first wife, he married Sandra Hunt.
His eldest son was Michael and unfortunately died in a helicopter crash at the age of 33. Currently, he has 4 children, 2 stepchildren from his present wife, 16 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. His first biography named Scully, Pull up a Chair: The Vin Scully Story was published in 2009. It was written by Curt Smith. At this moment, he is residing in Westlake, Village, California. He is also a philanthropist. He is associated with various charities and foundations in the United States.
Vin Scully always has been honored for his remarkable contribution in the world of sports. Despite being in the nineties, he is looking fit and fine. As of 2018, Vin Scully has an estimated net worth of $8 million including all of his properties and incomes. His admirers and devotee follow him on social media. Furthermore, detail description of his life and bio can be easily taken from Wiki.
