Biography of Dick Stockton -

Dick Stockton (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
is an United States of America|American
sportscaster.

Stockton was educated at Syracuse University,
majoring in political science.  In 1965, he began
his sportscasting career at local radio and
television stations in Philadelphia; a decade
later, he became the lead play-by-play announcer
for the Boston Red Sox' TV broadcasts.  Stockton
was part of the broadcast crew for NBC Sports'
coverage of the 1975 World Series and called
Carlton Fisk's famous, game-winning home run in
Game 6 of that series.

In 1978, Stockton joined CBS Sports, and from then
until 1994 covered a variety of sports for that
network including the National Football League,
the National Basketball Association, Major League
Baseball, the Pan American Games, and the 1992
Winter Olympic Games.  From 1993 to 1995 he also
called local TV broadcasts of the Oakland
Athletics.

Stockton left CBS in 1994 for Fox Sports, which
continues to employ him on NFL and occasional MLB
telecasts.  Since 1995 he has also called NBA
games for the Turner Network Television|TNT cable
television|cable network, and in 2004 began doing
part-time local television work for the San
Antonio Spurs.

Stockton is married to the sportscaster and former
sportswriter Lesley Visser.

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Biography of Dick Stockton -