Atlanta Braves Broadcaster Died In His Sleep

Skip Caray, the son of famous Chicago Cubs voice Harry Caray, took a nap Sunday afternoon and never woke up. He was 68 years old.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG-TV
Published: August 04, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Braves say longtime broadcaster Skip
Caray, the son of famous Chicago Cubs voice Harry Caray, has died
in his sleep. He was 68 years old.
The team says Skip Caray died in his Atlanta home on Sunday. He
had several ailments in the last year but had recovered enough to
continue calling Braves home games at Turner Field.
Caray was drawn into broadcasting by his father, a member of the
National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Skip Caray was in the middle of his 33rd season with the Braves.
The St. Louis native started in local radio and later joined his
father at the University of Missouri calling football.
He joined the St. Louis Hawks NBA broadcasting team and followed
them to Atlanta in 1968.
Caray is survived by his wife, Paula, two sons, Chip and Josh, two daughters, Shayelyn and Cindy, and seven grandchildren. Josh currently calls games for the Braves' Class A affiliate in Rome, Goegia and Chip serves as both a Braves announcer and the play-by-play announcer for TBS' Major League Baseball coverage.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Atlanta Braves Broadcaster Died In His Sleep

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