Vin Scully, who died on August 2nd, was destined to be a broadcaster.
Born in Brooklyn in 1927, he attended Fordham where he began broadcasting. After serving in World War II, Scully broke in professionally with CBS, where the legendary Red Barber mentored him.
In 1950, Scully was hired by the Dodgers, then in Brooklyn, just three years after Jackie Robinson broke the color line.
When the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958, Scully went west with them and stayed with the team until 2016.
Among his many memorable calls was this one of Kirk Gibson going to bat in Game 1 of the World Series with two injured legs and scoring a home run to put the game away.