Al Trautwig, the longtime sportscaster who covered the New York Knicks and New York Rangers on MSG Networks, has died of complications from cancer. He was 68.
A Long Island-native, Trautwig was one of the most recognizable sports broadcasters in New York. He won 28 New York Emmy Awards, four national Emmys and one New York State Sportscaster of the Year Award.
His voice graced the national and world stages, too, where he covered 16 Olympic games for NBC, ABC and CBS. He also worked the Indianapolis 500, the Tour de France and the U.S. Open tennis tournament.