Joe Buck, who grew up in St. Louis and spent many years calling Cardinals games, was born on this date.
Jack Buck
On this day in 1986, Joe Buck was celebrating his 17th birthday by visiting his father, Jack, in the Cardinals broadcast booth. Without warning, Jack told Joe to take over then walked out. Joe didn’t bobble the ball at all. Instead, he stepped up to the plate and delivered a near perfect announcing performance. Jack …
One of the most famous radio calls in baseball history happened when St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith hit a game-winning home run against the L.A. Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium, prompting the great Jack Buck to announce, “Go crazy, folks, go crazy!”
