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John Francis Buck, dit Jack Buck, est un commentateur sportif américain né le 21 août 1924 et mort le 18 juin 2002. Il est célèbre pour avoir été le commentateur, pendant presque 50 ans, des matches de baseball des Cardinals de Saint-Louis. Il a été à plusieurs reprises récompensé pour l'ensemble de son travail, ayant notamment fait son entrée au Temple de la renommée du baseball, au temple de la renommée de la NFL et au temple de la renommée national de la radio .

Né à Holyoke, ville du Massachusetts, Jack Buck a grandi à Cleveland, dans l'Ohio. Après le lycée, il travaille sur des navires de transport qui traversent les Grands Lacs. Il est appelé dans l'Armée américaine en juin 1943, et sera plus tard décoré de la médaille Purple Heart pour son action en son sein. Après s'être libéré de ses obligations militaires en 1946, Jack Buck entre à l'Université d'État de l'Ohio, d'où il sort diplômé en 1950. Il fait ses débuts à la radio en commentant des matches de baseball mineur de clubs affiliés aux Cardinals de Saint-Louis. En 1954, il est promu commentateur sur la station KMOX des Cardinals de Saint-Louis, poste qu'il occupera 47 années. Il était notamment célèbre pour sa phrase rituelle « That's a winner ! » prononcée à chaque victoire des Cardinals.

En plus de son travail pour les Cardinals, Jack Buck a animé et commenté nombres d'événements sportifs nationaux à la radio, parmi lesquels 18 Super Bowls et 11 Séries mondiales. Les événements marquants qu'il a commenté comprennent notamment les fatals coups de circuit d'Ozzie Smith en neuvième manche du 5e match de la Série de championnat de la Ligue nationale de baseball 1985, de Kirk Gibson durant le 1er match de la Série mondiale de 1988, et de Kirby Puckett lors du 6e match de la Série mondiale de 1991. Durant les dernières années de sa vie, Jack Buck s'est également fait connaître pour ses poèmes, et notamment son poème For America écrit peu après les attaques terroristes du 11 septembre 2001.

Son fils, Joe Buck, est également commentateur sportif. Wikipedia  

✵ 21. août 1924 – 18. juin 2002
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Jack Buck: Citations en anglais

“Mike Morgan is the pitcher. Here's the pitch to McGwire … SWING … looky there! LOOKY THERE!!!! Looky there! McGwire's number sixty-one!!! McGwire's flight 61 headed for Planet Maris! History! Bedlam! What a moment! Pardon me while I stand up and applaud!”

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Calling Mark McGwire's single season record-tying 61st home run in 1998.
1990s

“Orta, leading off, swings and hits it to the right side, and the pitcher has to cover he is … SAFE! SAFE! SAFE! And we'll have an argument! Sparky, I think he was out!”

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Calling Don Denkinger's blown call in Game 6 of the 1985 World Series that ignited a Royals game-winning rally.
1980s

“The Dodger right-hander is set and here's his pitch to Jack Clark. Swing and a long one into left field! Adios, goodbye, and maybe that's a winner! A three-run homer by Clark and the Cardinals lead by the score of 7 to 5 and they may go to the World Series on THAT one, folks!”

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Calling Jack Clark's 9th inning three-run home run off Niedenfuer in Game 6 of the 1985 National League Championship Series to give the Cardinals the lead and the National League Pennant.
1980s

“Sutter from the belt, to the plate…a swing and a miss! And that's a winner! That's a winner! A World Series winner for the Cardinals!”

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Calling the last out of the :w:1982 World Series. Bruce Sutter struck out Gorman Thomas.
1980s

“The Twins are gonna win the World Series! The Twins have won it! It's a base hit! It's a 1–0, ten inning victory!”

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Calling Gene Larkin's game-winning hit in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series.
1990s

“He's going! The pitch is high, the throw is … safe! He stole it! The throw got by the shortstop and Brock has done it! They would've thrown him out, but the shortstop couldn't handle the bad throw and this is it, folks. Brock has now stolen 893!”

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Calling Lou Brock's career record breaking 893rd stolen base in 1977.
1970s

“Gibson … swings and a fly ball to deep right field. This is gonna be a home run! UNBELIEVABLE! A home run for Gibson! And the Dodgers have won the game, five to four; I don't believe what I just saw! I don't BELIEVE what I just saw!”

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Calling an injured Kirk Gibson's walk-off home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series off Dennis Eckersley.
1980s
Source: Jack Buck's call of Kirk Gibson's home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series on CBS Radio (via WJBC-AM in Bloomington, Illinois) http://www.wjbc.com/media/buck4.MP3

“He takes off his cap. He mops his brow. He looks in and gets the sign. He starts the windup. Here's the pitch and it's … A STRIKE CALLED! A NO-HITTER FOR GIBSON! Simmons roars to the mound, embraces Gibson who is engulfed by his teammates as the Cardinals win the game, 11–0!”

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Calling the final out of Bob Gibson's 1971 no-hitter. Gibson struck out Willie Stargell to secure the only no-hitter of his legendary career.
1970s

“Breaking ball, hit off the pitcher, TO THE THIRD BASEMAN!!! No play! Base hit! Three thousand for Lou Brock!”

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Calling Brock's 3,000th career hit in 1979.
1970s

“Brock takes the lead, Ruthven checks him. He is … GOING! The pitch is a strike, the throw … he is there! HE DID IT! 105 for Lou Brock!”

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Calling Lou Brock's single season record-breaking 105th stolen base of the 1974 season.
1970s

“Montana lines up at the five. And on third-down-and-three he rolls right, looking to throw … looking to throw…and he throws into the end zone, touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown, San Francisco, by Dwight Clark!”

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Calling "The Catch" in the 1981 NFC Championship Game.
1980s

“Third and goal, quarterback sneak, touchdown, Green Bay!”

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Calling the Green Bay Packers' final touchdown in the 1967 NFL Championship Game (aka the "Ice Bowl").
1960s

“There's the snap; there's the kick. It is up; it is…NO GOOD! Norwood missed! Four seconds left. The Giants have won Super Bowl XXV by the score of 20–19.”

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Calling Scott Norwood's missed field goal in Super Bowl XXV
1990s

“Montana is back to throw. He looks and throws, end zone … TOUCHDOWN! Touchdown … to John Taylor with 34 seconds left! A 10 yard touchdown pass to John Taylor, and the 49ers lead by three, and the extra point will put the nail in the Cincinnati coffin.”

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Calling Joe Montana's game-winning touchdown pass to John Taylor in Super Bowl XXIII
1980s

“Smith corks one into right, down the line! It may go!! … Go crazy, folks! Go crazy! It's a home run, and the Cardinals have won the game, by the score of 3 to 2, on a home run by the Wizard! Go crazy!”

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Calling Ozzie Smith's 9th inning home run off Niedenfuer in Game 5 of the 1985 National League Championship Series.
1980s

“Here's the pitch…Swing and a fly ball, you want another winner here? Coleman going to it … YOU GOT IT! That's a winner! 6–0 Cardinals!”

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Calling the final out of the 1987 National League Championship Series as the Cardinals advanced to the 1987 World Series.
1980s

“Here's the pitch to Mookie Wilson. Winning run at second. Ground ball to first, it is a run…an error! An error by Buckner! The winning run scores! The Mets win it 6 to 5 with three in the 10th! The ball went right through the legs of Buckner and the Mets with 2 men out and nobody on have scored three times to bring about a seventh game, which will be played here tomorrow night. Folks, it was unbelievable. An error, right through the legs of Buckner. There were two outs, nobody on, a single by Carter, a single by Mitchell, a single by Ray Knight, a wild pitch, an error by Buckner. Three in the 9th for the Mets. They've won the game 6-5 and we shall play here … tomorrow night! Well, open up the history book, folks, we've got an entry for you.”

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Calling the final moments of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
1980s

“Off the stretch, Orosco, here's the pitch…swing and a long one into left field! Way back in the corner…GRAND SLAMMMMMAAHHH! A grand slam home run by Herr! And that's a winner! Twelve to eight!”

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Calling Tom Herr's game-winning grand slam home run on Seat Cushion Night against the New York Mets in April 1987.
1980s

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