Marv Albert

Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American sportscaster.  He is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.  He is commonly called "the voice of basketball." From 1967–2004, he was also known as "the voice of the New York Knicks."  He was also the lead play by play announcer for NBA on NBC and NBA on TNT.

Albert has called the play-by-play of six Super Bowls, NBA Finals and seven Stanley Cup Finals. 

On June 6, 2011, it was said that Albert was joining CBS Sports to call play-by-play for The NFL on CBS.

Honors and awards
Cable ACE Award – six times.Nets Broadcasters
Curt Gowdy Media Award – awarded by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 1994.
American Sportscasters Association Sportscaster of the Year (Play-by-Play) – 1996. American Sportscasters Association
Emmy Award – for national sports: five times; for New York: three times.
Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame – inducted in 2006.
National Jewish Museum Sports Hall of Fame – inducted in 1992.Jewish Sports Hall of Fame – Marv Albert
New York State Sportscaster of the Year – twenty times.

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Category:National Basketball Association broadcasters
Category:National Football League broadcasters
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Category:Boxing broadcasters
Category:Olympic Games broadcasters
Category:Television personalities from New York City
Category:American Emmy Award winners