Bob DeLaney | |
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| Born | Robert Joseph DeLaney April 21, 1924 Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 2008(2008-11-25) (aged 83–84) Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupations | sportscaster and voiceover artist |
Robert Joseph DeLaney (April 21, 1924 – November 25, 2008) was an Americansportscaster.
A 1942 graduate ofElmira Free Academy, DeLaney served in theUnited States Army in thePacific theater during World War II, stationed in New Caledonia. After returning to the States, he attendedSyracuse University and worked with radio stationWFBL in Syracuse. When theBoston Red Sox andBoston Braves decided to separate their radio coverage in 1951,Curt Gowdy,Tom Hussey and DeLaney were hired to call Red Sox games onWHDH. At the end of the1954 season, DeLaney was hired to replaceErnie Harwell onNew York Giants broadcasts. When the Giants moved to San Francisco in 1958, DeLaney was replaced by local announcerLon Simmons.
After his stint with the Giants, DeLaney was hired as the announcer for live commercials forAtlantic Refining Company duringNew York Yankees games, a job he held for ten seasons. In April 1959, DeLaney became the announcer forJohn F. Kennedy's presidential campaign.
After the election, DeLaney worked as a television sports host in New York City from 1962 to 1968 on WPIX and called theIvy League Football Game of the Week on radio from 1964 to 1968. During the 1970s he served as narrator for theNFL Films Game of the Week, a disc jockey atWFAS inWhite Plains, New York, and a freelance commercialvoiceover artist.
He died on November 25, 2008, from complications of a stroke atSt. John's Queens Hospital.