Harry Kalas, one of the most distinctive voices in sports announcing, died Mondayafter collapsing in his professional home of nearly four decades: the Phillies' broadcast booth. He was 73.
He was stricken before a game against the Nationals in Washington and died about an hour later. No cause of death was announced, but Kalas had suffered from heart problems.
"We lost our voice today,'' Phillies president David Montgomery said.
Kalas joined the Phillies in 1971 and also narrated NFL Films productions such as "Inside the NFL,'' succeeding John Facenda in the mid-1970s.
