Chuck Thompson; Voice of the Baltimore Colts and Orioles
LA Times
Chuck Thompson, whose familiar radio voice painted the picture of Baltimore sports for more than half a century, has died. He was 83.
Thompson died Sunday at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, Md., after suffering a stroke Saturday.
Thompson — known for his catch phrases, “Ain’t the beer cold!” and “Go to war, Miss Agnes!” — went to Baltimore in 1949 to broadcast the games of the International League Orioles and never left.
He called Oriole games for the better part of five decades and served for 30 years as the play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Colts.
He was forced to stop doing play-by-play of Oriole games in 2000 because of macular degeneration, which made it impossible for him to read documents or follow the ball.
In 1993, Thompson received the Ford Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame, which, while not technically signifying induction into the hall, is the highest honor a baseball announcer can receive.
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