Marty Glickman

August 14, 1917 - January 3, 2001
Marty Glickman

"The Board of Directors and members of the American Sportscasters Association mourn the loss of its ASA Hall of Fame inductee and friend, Marty Glickman, who passed away on January 3, 2001. He shall always be remembered as one of the best in the sportscasting profession. He was 'Good like Nedick's'"

~ Louis O. Schwartz
ASA President


"Marty Glickman was the greatest radio broadcaster of all time. He's the one who set all the terminology for basketball play-by-play and, to some extent, football play-by-play."

~ Marv Albert
NBC, TNT and MSG sportscaster and
ASA Advisory Board Member


"I still remember everything he taught me. He was not only one of the best sportscasters ever but he was the best man at Fran's and my wedding 46 years ago."

~ Chris Schenkel
Former ABC sportscaster &
ASA Hall of Famer


"Marty touched so many lives and so many broadcasters. In a business where there are a lot of egos, Marty was ego-less."

~ Dave Jennings
New York Jets radio announcer


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