IV
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 455
Honoring the life of John Francis ‘‘Jack’’ Buck.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 2002
Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr.
SKELTON, Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. BLUNT, Mr.
AKIN, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr.
BOOZMAN, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. PHELPS, Mr. ROSS, Mr. SNYDER, Mr.
EVANS, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. BERRY, Mr. LEACH, and Mr. NUSSLE) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Government Reform
RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of John Francis ‘‘Jack’’ Buck.
Whereas for nearly 50 years, John Francis ‘‘Jack’’ Buck was
known as the ‘‘Voice of the St. Louis Cardinals’’ to gen-
erations of baseball fans, one of the most respected
sports broadcasters in the industry, and a beloved institu-
tion to all St. Louis Cardinals fans;
Whereas Jack Buck’s distinctive voice and his signature ex-
clamation ‘‘That’s a winner’’ following each Cardinals
victory were familiar to baseball fans across the United
States;
Whereas Jack Buck was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in
1924 and was a decorated veteran of World War II;
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Whereas Jack Buck began his broadcasting career in 1948
while attending Ohio State University, where he was the
play-by-play announcer for football, basketball, and base-
ball;
Whereas in 1954, Jack Buck was hired by the St. Louis Car-
dinals, joined Harry Caray in the booth at Sportsman’s
Park, and began his 48 years of broadcasting Cardinals
baseball on KMOX radio;
Whereas in 1970, Jack Buck was made the lead play-by-play
announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals and he brought
baseball to life for millions of fans throughout the Mid-
west;
Whereas Jack Buck covered some of the greatest moments in
baseball history, including Lou Brock’s record-setting
118th stolen base, Bob Gibson’s incredible 1968 season,
and Mark McGwire’s record-breaking 70th home run in
1998;
Whereas in 1960, Jack Buck was the play-by-play announcer
for the first televised American Football League game
and worked AFL broadcasts for three years;
Whereas Jack Buck was the announcer for one of profes-
sional football’s most famous games, the 1967 NFL
Championship game, dubbed the ‘‘Ice Bowl’’, between the
Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys;
Whereas Jack Buck was the radio voice of Monday Night
Football from 1978 to 1996;
Whereas Jack Buck was the lead announcer for 8 World Se-
ries, 17 Super Bowls, numerous baseball All-Star and
National League playoff games, and other major sporting
events, including professional bowling;
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Whereas Jack Buck has been inducted into 11 different Halls
of Fame, including the Baseball Hall of Fame (1987),
the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1996), the American
Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame (1990), the
Radio Hall of Fame (1995), and the St. Louis Walk of
Fame (1991), and has been the recipient of numerous
lifetime achievement broadcasting awards;
Whereas for more than 30 years Jack Buck was the cam-
paign chairman for the St. Louis chapter of the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation, for which he helped raise more than
$30,000,000 for research to find a cure for the disease;
and
Whereas on June 18, 2002, Jack Buck passed away after a
long and distinguished career in broadcasting in which he
touched the lives of millions of sports fans across the
United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors
the life of John Francis ‘‘Jack’’ Buck.
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