A lot has been written about the careers that were built from the success of UCLA Men’s Basketball. We all know about the Bruin greats like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Sidney Wickes, Jamaal Wilkes, Walt Hazzard and others who played for Coach Wooden.
But, one name which is frequently left out of that list of greats is Dick Enberg.
To be sure, everyone who has had the pleasure of watching a game which Enberg worked knows he’s a broadcasting legend. That much is evident from each and every broadcast.
But, far too few realize that Enberg began his legendary career, which included eight Super Bowls, nine Rose Bowls, the 1982 World Series, 15 NCAA basketball title games, 71 major tennis championships and 42 seasons of NFL Football, as the play-by-play man for UCLA basketball.