Frank Glieber
| Frank Glieber | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 5, 1934 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Died |
May 1, 1985 (aged 51) Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Education | Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy Glieber |
| Children | Jon, Lynn, Robin and Mitchell |
Frank John Glieber (April 5, 1934 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin–May 1, 1985 in Dallas, Texas) was an American sportscaster.
Biography
Early life and career
Glieber was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended Northwestern University. After graduating, he moved to the Dallas area and began his career broadcasting local sports events on area radio stations in the 1950s. In 1965, he moved to Cleveland to become sports director at WJW-TV. In 1966 and 1967 he also handled the play-by-play for the CBS broadcasts of the Cleveland Browns' National Football League games, with Warren Lahr doing the color commentary. In 1968, he returned to Dallas. As sports director of KRLD radio, Glieber called play-by-play of local college basketball and minor league baseball teams and served as a color commentator on Dallas Cowboys broadcasts. From 1978-80, he was a television announcer for the Texas Rangers. The portly Glieber (affectionately nicknamed the "Round Mound of Sound") was named Texas Sportscaster of the Year seven times.
CBS Sports
In 1963, Glieber began a long career with CBS television. Over the next two decades he would broadcast a variety of events for the network including NFL football, NBA and NCAA basketball, professional bowling, tennis, NASL soccer, and golf (including the Masters Tournament each spring). Glieber continued to broadcast local Dallas area sports events during his time at CBS, working as many as sixteen hours a day. He was also a commentator for the World Series of Poker.
Death
In 1985, Glieber collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack while jogging and running at the Ken Cooper Aerobics center in Dallas. He was survived by his wife, Kathy, and children, Jon, Lynne, Robin, Craig, and Mitchell.
Tom Brookshier, who previously served as Pat Summerall's color commentator prior to John Madden, replaced Glieber in the NFL on CBS broadcast booth. Glieber's last assignment for CBS Sports was Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Playoff series between Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers. Glieber called the game alongside James Brown. Before his death, Glieber was also assigned to call Game 4 of the Portland–Los Angeles series, but was ultimately replaced by Verne Lundquist.
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