Buck Canel | |
|---|---|
 Canel in the 1970s | |
| Born | Eloy Justino Buxo Canel (1906-03-04)March 4, 1906 |
| Died | April 7, 1980(1980-04-07) (aged 74) |
| Sports commentary career | |
| Genre | Play-by-play |
| Sport | Major League Baseball |
Eloy Justino Buxo "Buck" Canel (March 4, 1906–April 7, 1980) was an AmericanSpanish languagesportscaster ofMajor League Baseball games. Canel was born in Argentina when his father was working for the Spanish consulate in that country. His famouscatchphrase was "¡No se vayan, que esto se pone bueno!" ("Don't go away, this is getting good!").[1]
Canel achieved international renown and became a household name in Latino communities when he joined in the late 1940s theGillette Cavalcade of Sports. By then, the Cavalcade was aired throughNBC Red Network and extended their Spanish programming activities to Latin American countries, where it was known asLa Cabalgata Deportiva Gillette. On there Canel shared duties with Spanish-language broadcasters such asPancho Pepe Cróquer,Omar Lares, andFelo Ramírez. During the opening presentation, Canel habitually introduced Cróquer asLa Voz Deportiva de América.
From 1954–1957, Canel called selectBrooklyn Dodgers games overradio stationWHOM, which was then a Spanish-languageradio station in New York City.[2] In the 1970s he calledNew York Mets andNew York Yankees games, again for WHOM.[3] These feeds were occasionally simulcast byLatin American radio stations.[4]
Starting in 1937 until 1979, he was the Spanish voice of theWorld Series.[5] He called a total of 42World Series.[6]
Fidel Castro was a great admirer of Canel. Castro listened to him regularly and even spoke with him on at least one occasion.[1]
Canel died of emphysema on April 7, 1980 inCroton-on-Hudson, New York.
Canel was posthumously awarded theFord C. Frick Award by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.[7] He began his career injournalism.
Thecall letters of WHOM are now used for aneasy listening station inPortland,Maine.
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