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47of74

(18,470 posts) Sat Jun 25, 2016, 08:52 PM Jun 2016

Bob Brooks has passed away

Bob Brooks has gone to the big broadcasting booth in the sky;

The NFL had Pat Summerall and John Madden, Major League Baseball had Vin Scully and Harry Caray and boxing had Howard Cosell.

Cedar Rapids — all of Eastern Iowa, really — had Bob Brooks.

Brooks, whose broadcasting career spanned seven decades, died Saturday at age 89.

Brooks had a passion for high schools sports and a devotion to the Iowa Hawkeyes, but he covered everything from professional baseball to the Olympics.

RIP Mr. Brooks.

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Bob Brooks has passed away (Original Post) 47of74 Jun 2016 OP

grew up listening to Brooks, Jim Zabel, Tait Cummings and Gene Clausen do the Hawkeye games rurallib Jun 2016 #1

rurallib

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1. grew up listening to Brooks, Jim Zabel, Tait Cummings and Gene Clausen do the Hawkeye games

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Wed Jun 29, 2016, 02:17 PM

Jun 2016

My favorite was Zabel, but it was always fun to check all the different announcers. Eventually I learned that the game any of them described often bore little resemblance to the one I would see on TV, but that was a good part of the fun.

Now if we don't like Dolphin ( and I am not much of a fan of his) then tough - he's your only choice.

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