Dave Niehaus

We begin our Veteran's day remembering a great man who has contributed much to our society. A man who brought joy not only to millions of baseball fans, but also served our great country. The broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners, Dave Niehaus, died of a heart attack on Wednesday, November 10th, at the age of 75. He began his sportscasting career for the Mariners in 1977 and continued pleasing the ears of his audience through 2010.

His death came on the eve of Veteran's Day, which is significant because he served in the military as a broadcaster and worked for the Armed Forces radio and TV service, calling the action for Dodgers and Yankees games, as well as basketball and hockey in New York. According to Jack O'Connell of MLB.com. This was the beginning of his broadcasting career.

Some of Mr. Niehaus' accomplishments were:

-He was elected Sportscaster of the Year for the state of Washington in 1995,1996 and 1997 by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

-In 1997 Niehaus was honored by the Washington State House of Representatives for his "contributions to the quality of life in the Pacific Northwest."

-On July 15, 1999 the Ceremonial First Pitch for the Inaugural Game at Safeco Field was thrown by him

-Inducted in 2000 into the Puget Sound Sports Hall of Fame and into the Mariners Hall of Fame.

-2004 was a busy year, he was named Washington State Broadcaster of the Year and the Washington Council of the Blind gave him the One World Award.

-Served as the Grand Marshall in the Seafair Parade in 2007

"He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008 as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, the highest honor for American baseball broadcasters." Mike Showalter.

-He received the 2008 Seattle P-I Publisher's Award.

-He was named one of Seattle Times' Top 10 Most Influential People of the Century and named the Entertainer of the Century by a local radio station.

-Elected to the Washington State Hall of Fame.

Mr. Dave Niehaus' may your memory live on forever. You will be dearly missed by your fans, and all of those who awaited to hear you say "My oh my" and "It will fly away". May God Bless and keep you always.

Sources: MLB.com, The Biz Of Baseball.com,