Dick Enberg, R.I.P.

Legendary sportscaster Dick Enberg died suddenly on Thursday morning of an apparent heart attack. He was scheduled to fly to Boston to meet with family for the holidays. He would have turned 83 on January 9th.

Enberg spent six decades broadcasting, mostly with NBC, broadcasting virtually every sport you could think of - baseball, football, basketball, boxing, horse racing, golf and especially tennis covering all four majors. He may have been best known for hosting the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Enberg finished his broadcasting career in baseball as a TV broadcaster for the San Diego Padres before retiring in 2016. His departure was overshadowed by that of his peer Vin Scully.

The video above is an interview Enberg did with Johnny Carson on May 28, 1980. They discuss the U.S. Olympic trials which NBC broadcast in prime time as recompense for American athletes unable compete in the Moscow Olympics. R.I.P.