It has been 20 years, a generation, since the ubiquitous voice that nearly every St. Louisan immediately recognized last spoke.
But all this time later, the robust legacy of Jack Buck lives on.
It will be two decades on Saturday since iconic Cardinals broadcaster Buck succumbed to a variety of infirmities that had left him hospitalized for the final 5½ months of his nearly 78 years.
It mattered little whether you’d just seen Buck the night before or knew him only through your radio’s speaker. He was a friend and de facto family member to hundreds of thousands near and far, spread across the Cardinals’ massive radio network as well as the mighty reach of its flagship station, KMOX (1120 AM) in St.