Vin Scully
Vin Scully, American sportscaster and game show host (born 1927)
In context
- When
- Tuesday, August 2 20224 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2020s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Vin Scully
Who they were
Vincent Edward Scully was an American sportscaster, best known for his broadcast work in Major League Baseball. Scully was the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years, beginning in 1950 and ending in 2016.
Why this date
Vin Scully appears on our August 2 calendar for 2022 as a death entry.
August 2 through the years
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- 2005Air France Flight 358
- 2007Raúl Iturriaga
- 2008Murder of Khuan Phokaeng
- 20142014 Kunshan explosion
- 2022Vin Scully
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August 2 2022 — 4 years ago, on a Tuesday.
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