Vincent Edward Scully, born November 29, 1927, was an American sportscaster.
He was best known for his 67 seasons as a broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning in 1950 (when the team was based in Brooklyn) and ending in 2016.
He has the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single club in professional sports history, behind only Tommy Lasorda (by two years) in terms of total years involved with the Dodgers organization.
Vin Scully wife: Was Vin Scully married at the time of her death?
Joan Crawford, Scully’s 35-year-old wife, died of an accidental medical overdose in 1972; the pair had been married for 15 years.
He married Sandra Hunt, who had two children of her own, in late 1973, and they soon had a child together.
Michael Scully, Scully’s eldest son, died in a helicopter disaster when he was 33 years old while working for the ARCO Transportation Company.
In the early aftermath of the Northridge earthquake in January 1994, he was monitoring oil pipelines for leaks at Fort Tejon, California.
