Did Harry Caray play baseball?

Did Harry Caray play baseball?

As a young man, Caray played baseball at the semi-pro level for a short time before auditioning for a radio job at the age of 19. He then spent a few years learning the trade at radio stations in Joliet, Illinois and Kalamazoo, Michigan. Caray did play-by-play for the St.

What is Chip Caray salary?

Caray has been offered a new contract to stay with the Cubs, but it was said to include only a nominal raise over his estimated salary of $400,000 per year.

What was Harry Caray catchphrase?

Wake ’em up and let ’em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll.”

How many years did Harry Caray broadcast?

After working for 25 years with the Cardinals, he had a brief one-year stint with the Oakland Athletics in 1970 before moving to Chicago, where he broadcast for the Chicago White Sox for 11 seasons and then for the Chicago Cubs from 1982 until 1997. Caray broadcast more than 8,300 baseball games in his 53-year career.