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5 unusual facts about Vin Scully


Joe Adcock

His nickname "Billy Joe" was modeled after Vanderbilt University basketball star "Billy Joe Adcock" and was popularized by Vin Scully.

Nancy Bea

From the late 1980s to the present day, Bea– alongside announcers Vin Scully and Rick Monday– became great crowd favorites at Dodger Stadium.

Olmedo Sáenz

Sáenz became well known as being a dead fastball hitter, a skill upon which Vin Scully remarked at virtually every one of Saenz's plate appearances.

Orion Samuelson

Samuelson has held the same job in the broadcasting industry for 50 consecutive years, second only to Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network announcer Vin Scully.

Salt-Water Poems and Ballads

"Sea-Fever" was quoted by Vin Scully, leading in to the top of the third inning of the Dodgers/Padres game, 22 September 2013.


The Emerald Diamond

Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully was originally interested in recording the narration, but was unable to because of a busy personal schedule immediately following the 2005 Dodgers season.


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