Vin Scully died at the age of 94. 3:44 Vin Scully broadcasted for the Dodgers for 67 years and entertained and informed fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. He died at the age of 95. Stan Kasten, Dodgers president and CEO, said that the team has lost an icon. One of the greatest voices in the history of sports wasVin Scully. He was a giant and also a humanitarian. He was a big fan of people. He loved spending time with people. He was a big fan of the Dodgers. He was a big fan of his family. His voice will remain in our minds for the rest of our lives. I'm sure he was looking forward to spending time with her. We are praying for his family during this difficult time. Vin will not be around anymore. The team spoke to family members who said that he died at his home. There was no cause of death given. The commissioner of Major League Baseball said they were mourning the loss of a legend. Vin was a wonderful man who brought joy to many Dodger fans. His voice was used in some of the greatest moments in the history of our sport. Vin was synonymous with baseball because he embodied the very best of the game. He was also great as a person. I extend my deepest sympathies to Vin's family, friends, Dodger fans and his admirers. As the longest-tenured broadcasters in pro sports history, he saw it all and called it all. He started in the 1950s with Pee Wee Reese andJackie Robinson, then in the 1960s with Don Drysdale, and then in the 1970s with Steve Garvey, and finally in the 1980s with Fernando Valenzuela. In the 1990s, it was Mike Piazza and Hideo Nomo, and in the 21st century, it was Dodgers players. After the Dodgers' game in San Francisco, Kershaw said that he was the best he had ever seen. A lot of people have come through the Dodgers organization. The franchise is a storied one all the way around. It almost begins with Vin. It's such a great man. I am thankful that I got to know him. You gave me my name, Puig said. You made me feel loved. You gave me a hug. My heart is broken and I'll never forget you. The Dodgers changed players, managers, executives, owners, and even coasts, but Scully and his soothing, insightful style stayed a constant for the fans. "Hello, everybody, and a very pleasant good evening to you wherever you are," he said. He considers himself a conduit between the game and the fans. A tribute to Vin Scully was shown on the videoboard after the Dodgers beat the Giants in San Francisco. The fans of the two teams stopped and applauded the man. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that there's not a better storyteller. He resided in our living rooms for a long time. His legacy will live on forever. Although he was paid by the Dodgers, Scully was unafraid to criticize a bad play or a manager's decision or praise an opponent while spinning stories against a backdrop of routine plays. He said he wanted to look at things with his eyes. Magic Johnson, a part owner of the Dodgers, said that he had a voice and a way of telling stories. Vin was a beloved member of the Dodgers family. "We've lost the greatest chronicler of baseball and any sport," wrote the Spanish voice of the Dodgers. Vin Scully was the architect of my career. It's hard for me to put my thoughts together now, but we'll see each other again soon. • Three perfect games (Don Larsen in 1956, Sandy Koufax in 1965 and Dennis Martinez in 1991) and 20 no-hitters
• Johnny Podres' shutout of the Yankees in Game 7 of the 1955 World Series, which gave the Dodgers their first world championship
• The Dodgers' first game in Los Angeles at the Coliseum on April 18, 1958
• The Dodgers' return to the Coliseum on March 29, 2008, in front of a world record-breaking crowd of 115,300
• The Dodgers-Yankees exhibition game on May 7, 1959, that honored Roy Campanella before a then-major league-record 93,103 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum
• The Dodgers' world championship seasons in Los Angeles in 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981 and 1988
• Don Drysdale's 58.2 scoreless innings streak in 1968 and Orel Hershiser's 59.0 scoreless innings streak in 1988
• Hank Aaron's 715th career home run that broke Babe Ruth's major league record at Atlanta's Fulton County Stadium on April 8, 1974
• The dramatic 10th inning of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, where Bill Buckner's error allowed the Mets to force Game 7
• Barry Bonds' record-breaking 71st, 72nd and 73rd home runs in 2001
• The rookie seasons of international superstars Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 and Hideo Nomo in 1995
• The four consecutive homers hit by Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2006, the only time in franchise history that has happened
He was born in the Bronx. His father died of pneumonia when he was a child. He grew up playing stickball in the streets of Brooklyn after his mother moved the family there.
When he was a child, Scully would grab a pillow, put it under the family's radio and lay his head under the speaker to listen to college football. With a snack of saltine crackers and a glass of milk nearby, the boy was riveted by the crowd's roar that made him emotional. He wanted to call it himself.
When he was a student at the university, he worked baseball, football and basketball games for the radio station.
He was hired at the age of 22. He was a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers' radio and television booth. The youngest person to broadcast a World Series game was 25-year-old Vin Scully in1953.
The Dodgers relocated to the West in the late 19th century. There were three perfect games, three no-hitters and 20 no-hitters.
He was on the air when Hershiser broke the record for the most consecutive free throws in a single game, and when Drysdale set his record for the longest consecutive free throws in a single game.
It was against the Dodgers that Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974.
A black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a baseball record. It was a wonderful moment for baseball.
The transistor radio was said to be the greatest single break of his career. The Dodgers' first four years in the LA Memorial Coliseum made it difficult for fans to recognize lesser players.
He said in 2016 that they were close to the action. They brought the radio so they could see what the other players were seeing.
The team moved to Dodgers Stadium in 1962. Fans held radios to their ears and those who weren't present listened from home or the car.
He said it was best to describe a big play quickly and be quiet so fans wouldn't hear the commotion. After a perfect game, Scully went silent for 38 seconds. He was silent for a while after Kirk Gibson hit the home run that won the World Series.
The press box at the stadium was named for him in 2001 after he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The street leading to the main gate of the stadium was named after him.
He received the Presidential medal of freedom from the president.
"God has been so good to me to allow me to do what I'm doing, and that's why I'm retiring," he said before he retired. It was a childhood dream that came true and gave me 67 years to enjoy it. That's a big day for me.
In addition to being the voice of the Dodgers, the man called 25 World Series and 12 All-Star Games. From 1983 to 1989 he was the lead baseball analyst for NBC.
The Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award was given to Scully. He was the second non- player to receive the award.
One of the most popular broadcasters in the nation was an intensely private person. He disappeared after the baseball season ended. He preferred to spend time with his family.
Joan died of an overdose of medicine. Three young children were with him. He met the woman who would become his second wife after two years. She had two young children from a previous marriage and combined them with her family.
He said that he wanted to use his time to be with his family. His family helped him quit smoking. There was a family photo in the shirt pocket where he kept his cigarettes. He would pull out the photo to remind him why he quit. After eight months, he neversmoked again.
After retiring in the summer of 2016 he only made a few appearances at Dodger Stadium and his sweet voice was heard occasionally narrating a video. He was content to stay at his house.
He wants to be remembered as a good man, an honest man, and one who lived up to his own beliefs.
Years of his personal items were auctioned off in 2020. It was given to UCLA for research.
He was preceded in death by his wife. The couple had a daughter.
Todd, Kevin and Kelly are some of the children of Scully. In 1994 a helicopter crash claimed the life of Michael.
The AP contributed.
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