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Dan Kelly | |
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| Born | Patrick Daniel Kelly (1936-09-17)September 17, 1936 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 10, 1989(1989-02-10) (aged 52) Chesterfield, Missouri, United States |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Years active | 1958–1989 |
| Known for | Play by Play voice of theSt. Louis Blues (1968-89) |
| Children | 6; IncludingJohn andDan P. |
Patrick Daniel Kelly (September 17, 1936 – February 10, 1989) was aCanadian-bornsportscaster best known for his TV/radioplay-by-play coverage of theSt. Louis Blues of theNational Hockey League, from 1968 until his death 21 years later, as well as for his national television work on NHL telecasts in both the United States and Canada.[1][2]
In addition to his 21 seasons broadcasting the Blues, Kelly broadcast NHL games on national television in the United States and Canada for many years.[2] He broadcast 16Stanley Cup Finals between1969 and1988, working forCBS, theNHL Network, theHughes Television Network, theUSA Network,CBC,CTV, andGlobal. In addition, he also called select games onESPN[3][4] in 1985 and was the lead play-by-play announcer of the1987 Canada Cup and at the1988 Winter Olympics inCalgary, both forCTV.[5][6][7]
He was noted for his ability to project above the roaring crowds at the NHL arenas. He acknowledged that his booming call,"HE SHOOTS, HE SCORES!" was patterned after that of the famous long-time NHL announcerFoster Hewitt.
Kelly called two of the most famous goals in hockey history. One wasBobby Orr's Cup-winning overtime goal in 1970:[8][9]
Bobby Orr... behind the net toSanderson to OOOORR! BOBBY ORR! … scores, and theBoston Bruins have won the Stanley Cup!
The other wasMario Lemieux's goal with 1:26 remaining in the decisive game 3 of1987 Canada Cup:[10][11][12]
Hawerchuk wins it ahead, here's Lemieux poking it to center. Lemieux ahead toGretzky, hasMurphy with him on a 2-on-1. To Lemieux. In on goal. He shoots! HE SCORES!! Mario Lemieux, with 1:26 remaining!
He also called another Stanley Cup-winning goal for CBS asBob Nystrom won the Cup for theIslanders in 1980:[13][14]
Islanders' number 10,Henning toTonelli. Here's Tonelli with Nystrom. The pass to Nystrom – HE SCORES! BOB NYSTROM! And the New York Islanders have won the Stanley Cup!
He also called a Stanley Cup semifinal in 1971 atChicago Stadium (nicknamed "The Madhouse on Madison"). When the Blackhawks scored an empty-netter to clinch the series, he yelled, "I can feel our broadcast booth shaking! That's the kind of place Chicago Stadium is right now!"[15][16]
Besides hockey, Kelly also broadcast forNFL on CBS, as well asMissouri Tigers football,St. Louis Cardinals baseball, andSt. Louis Cardinals football for St. Louis radio stationKMOX at different times in his career. He also broadcast the1964 Grey Cup from Toronto along withDon Wittman andBud Grant.
Kelly died on February 10, 1989, fromlung cancer.[6][17][18][19] His sons,John andDan P., have been broadcasting NHL games for various NHL franchises, including the Blues and Los Angeles Kings, for whom John is currently doing the television play-by-play.[20]
Several months after his death, Kelly was the posthumous recipient of theLester Patrick Trophy and theFoster Hewitt Memorial Award.[21][22] In 2006, the St. Louis Blues dedicated thepress box at theEnterprise Center in honor of him. In 2017, he was honored with the Missouri Broadcasters' Hall of Fame, and he was elected to the National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame six years later.[23][24]
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| Preceded by | St. Louis Blues radio/television play-by-play announcer 1968-1989 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | American network television play-by-play announcer 1969-1972 1978-1980 (withDanny Gallivan,Chico Resch, andDick Irvin Jr. in 1978; Kelly called the games inBoston and hosted games inMontreal; with Gallivan, Irvin,Gary Dornhoefer,Bobby Orr, andGerry Pinder in1979; withBob Cole andJim Robson for the first five games; withTim Ryan for Game 6; Kelly called the first and third periods and overtime) 1982-1985 (withAl Albert in 1985; Kelly called the games in Philadelphia) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Canadian network television play-by-play announcer 1978-1980 (withDanny Gallivan,Chico Resch, andDick Irvin Jr. in 1978; Kelly called the games inBoston and hosted games inMontreal; with Gallivan, Irvin,Gary Dornhoefer,Bobby Orr, andGerry Pinder in1979; withBob Cole andJim Robson for the first five games in 1980) 1985-1988 | Succeeded by |
