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"Slam dunk," "air ball," "no harm, no foul," and for broadcasting 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting in 1965.

Hearn grew up in Aurora, Illinois near Chicago and attended Bradley University where he earned the nickname "Chick" while an AAU basketball player. One day he was given what appeared to be a shoe box but instead contained a dead chicken.

On May 9, 1991 Hearn became the third broadcaster to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja he was voted to be the twentieth member of the American Sportscaster Hall of Fame by his fellow sportscasters.

Hearn's streak of 3,338 consecutive Lakers games came to an end midway through the 2001-02 season when he underwent cardiac bypass surgery. Hearn recovered from his illness and resumed broadcasting that season, and in June 2002 he was master of ceremonies before a crowd of over 100,000 as the Lakers celebrated their third consecutive NBA championship. But, during the summer, Hearn suffered a stroke at his Encino, California home; he fell and was injured.

Chick Hearn died on August 5August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. Events 642 Battle of Maserfeld Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia 1100 Henry I crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey 1, 2002 at the age of 86 and was interred in the Holy Cross CemeteryHoly Cross Cemetery is located at 5835 W. Slauson Avenue in Culver City, California. A Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese, it contains among others the graves and tombs of some of Hollywood's biggest names and their relatives. in Culver City, CaliforniaCulver City is a city located in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 38,816. Since the 1920s, Culver City has been a major center for motion picture and later television production, in part bec. He was survived by Marge Hearn, his wife of 60 years.

1 Chick-isms

• "Air-ball": A shot that draws nothing but air.
• "Bloooows the layup! ": Missed a very easy layup.
• "Boo-birds": Fans who boo their own team when they play badly.
• (He did the) "Bunny hop in the pea patch": He was called for traveling.
• (You could) "Call it with BrailleThere is also an asteroid 9969 Braille Braille is a tactile writing system used by blind people. It was invented by Louis Braille of France who was blinded in a childhood accident. At the age of 15 he modified a military system for reading orders at night": An easy call for an official, e.g. a blatant foul.
• (He got) "Caught with his hand in the cookie jar": Reaching foul.
• (The) "Charity Stripe": The free-throw line.
• (He's got 'em) "Covered like the rug on your floor": Really good one-on-one defense, e.g. Scottie PippenScottie Pippen (born September 25, 1965) grew up in Arkansas, where he attended college at Central Arkansas. The 6'7" (2. 01 m) small forward was drafted 5th overall in the 1987 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, who immediately traded him to the Chica.
• (They) "Couldn't beat the Sisters of MercyFor the gothic rock band of this name, see The Sisters of Mercy. The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy (RSM) is an order of Roman Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland in 1831. As of 2003, the order has about 10,000 members": The team is getting beat badly.
• (They) "Couldn't shoot a pea in the ocean": The team's shooting is really awful.
• (It'll) "Count if it goes....": A player (e.g. Robert Horry ) shoots just before the buzzer.
• (That shot) "Didn't draw iron": A shot which misses the rim, but hits the backboard.
• "Dime store score": A 10 to 5 score
• "Dribble-drive": A player drives the basket while dribbling.
• "Finger roll": A shot where the ball rolls off the shooter's fingers.
• (He) "Fly-swatted" (that one).: A shot blocked with force and authority.
• "Football score": A score resembling one often seen in a football game (e.g., 21 to 14).
• (He threw up a) "Frozen rope": A shot with a very flat trajectory.
• (It's) "Garbage time": The remainder of the game (after it's "in the refrigerator").
• (In & out,) "Heart-brrrreak!": A shot that appears to go in, but rattles off the rim and misses. Sometimes 'it went in so far you could read the Commissioner's name from below.'
• "He has two chances, slim and none, and slim just left the building": The player has no chance of success with this play.
• "If that goes in, I'm walking home": Similar to a prayer, when the opponent shoots a shot that is a prayer, a streak, or some amazing shot. (Usually on the road)
• (There are) "Lots of referees in the building, only three getting paid": The entire crowd acts as though they are the officials by disagreeing with a call.
• "The mustard's off the hot dog": A player attempts an unnecessarily showy, flashy play which ends up in a turnover or is otherwise unsuccessful.
• "Nervous time": When the final moments of a game are pressure-packed
• "94-by-50 hunk of wood": Simply put, a basketball court's dimensions
  • "Attacking 47 feet": The front court
• "No harm, no foul(, no blood, no ambulance, no stitches)": A non-call by an official when insignificant contact has occurred.
• "Not Phi Beta Kappa": Simply put, not a smart play.
• "...Since Hector was a pup" A very long time (e.g., "The Lakers haven't had the lead since Hector as a pup.")
• (He's) "On him like a postage stamp": Very tight defense, simply put.
• "Slaaam dunk!"
• (He) "Takes him to the third floor and leaves him at the mezzanine.": The offensive player pump faked the defender,(who leaps to block the shot) and the player with the ball either goes up while the defender is coming down and/or draws the foul

and hits the shot.

• "This game's in the refrigerator; the door's closed, the lights are out, the eggs are cooling, the butter's getting hard, and the Jello's jiggling!": When the Lakers were beating their opponent so badly that the game was basically over.
• "Throws up a brick": When a player tosses up a particularly errant shot.
• "Throws up a prayer (... it's answered!!!)": A wild shot that will need a miracle to score (and does).
• "Ticky-tack": A foul called when very little contact has been made.
• "Triple-double": A player gets 10 or more (i.e. double digits) in three statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocked shots
• (On his) "Wallet": A player fell on his rear end
• "Words-eye view": What listeners received while listening to Chick call the game on the radio.
• (He's) "Working on his Wrigleys." A player is chewing gum.