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Line 2: {{Infobox person \|name=Jerry Schemmel \|image=Race Across America Jerry Schemmel 2015 Crop.jpg \|caption=Schemmel in 2015 ~~\|image_size=250~~ \|birth_place= [[Madison, South Dakota]], U.S.▼ ~~\|caption=Schemmel participating in the Race Across America on June 18, 2015~~ ~~\|birth_date={{birth date and age\|1959\|11\|26}}~~ ▲\|birth_place=[[Madison, South Dakota]] \|death_date= \|death_place= \|death_cause= \|occupation={{Ubl\|Broadcaster\|Motivational Speaker}} ~~\|occupation=Commissioner of the [[Continental Basketball Association]] after [[Jay Ramsdell]]~~ }} '''Gerard H. Schemmel''' (born November 26, 1959) is an American [[sportscaster]] working as a play-by-play radio announcer for the [[Colorado Rockies]] of [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Jerry Schemmel back on KOA Colorado Rockies radio broadcasts\|date=April 8, 2022 \|url=https://roxpile.com/2022/04/08/jerry-schemmel-koa-colorado-rockies/\|website=roxpile.com\|access-date=October 5, 2023\|last=Yingling\|first=Noah}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \| url = https://www.vaildaily.com/news/find-out-why-former-nuggets-play-by-play-man-jerry-schimmel-wasnt-too-jealous-of-nuggets-announcers-during-the-nba-title-run/ \| website = VailDaily.com \| title = Colorado Rockies play-by-play man Jerry Schemmel wasn't too jealous of the Denver Nuggets announcer sitting in his old chair during the team's NBA title run \| last = Sederquist \| first = Ryan \| date = June 20, 2023 \| access-date = October 5, 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \| url = https://theathletic.com/1085011/2019/07/19/30-years-later-rockies-broadcaster-jerry-schemmel-and-other-flight-232-crash-survivors-can-only-remember/ \| website = [[The Athletic]] \| title = 30 years later, Rockies broadcaster Jerry Schemmel and other Flight 232 crash survivors can only remember \| date = July 19, 2019 \| access-date = October 5, 2023 \| last = Groke \| first = Nick }}</ref> He previously called Denver Nuggets games on both Radio and TV for 18 seasons. '''Jerry Schemmel''' (born November 26, 1959) is an American [[sportscaster]] in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]] working for [[KKFN\|Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan]]. Prior to that, he spent a decade as the radio play-by-play voice of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Colorado Rockies]]. Prior to that, Schemmel served as play-by-play announcer for the [[National Basketball Association\|NBA]]'s [[Denver Nuggets]], calling their games from 1992 to 2010 until being hired as the full-time voice of the Rockies in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Broadcasters\|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=col#jerry_schemmel\|publisher=Colorado Rockies\|access-date=October 1, 2017}}</ref> Earlier in his career, he was a play by play announcer for the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]. ~~Schemmel~~He is ~~also~~ a survivor of the ~~crash-landing of~~ [[United Airlines Flight 232]] disaster that occurred on July 19, 1989.<ref ~~After~~name=":0" ~~escaping~~/> ~~the plane, he returned to the wreckage to rescue an 11-month-old baby. His book, ''Chosen to Live'' describes the experience.~~ Schemmel is also an endurance cyclist, and holds several state of Colorado cycling records. In 2015, he and cycling partner Brad Cooper won the Two Person Division of the Race Across America. The pair finished 3,062 miles in little over seven days. A documentary about their effort, called Godspeed, was released in 2017. ~~[[File:Race Across America Brad Cooper and Jerry Schemmel.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|Schemmel''(right)'' with Brad Cooper, participating in the Race Across America on June 18, 2015]]~~ In June 2015, Schemmel competed in the Race Across America, a 3,000-mile bicycle race from [[Oceanside, California]], to [[Annapolis, Maryland]], as part of a two-person relay team. He and Brad Cooper won the two-person relay division, finishing in 7 days, 14 hours. In 2016, he was a member of a four-person relay that set the a record for the "Colorado Crossing," a 468-mile cycling race from the Utah/Colorado border to the Kansas/Colorado border. In 2017, he set the solo age group record in the same event, finishing in 33 hours, 3 minutes, just 54 minutes from the all-time speed record for the event, set in 1992. Schemmel has also completed nine triathlons and three marathons. Schemmel is single and lives in Denver and Scottsdale, AZ. Schemmel is a 1982 graduate of [[Washburn University]]; he earned a law degree from the same school in 1985. He played baseball at Washburn and coached there for three years. He spent a year with the [[Continental Basketball Association]], serving as both Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner. He is the younger brother of Jeff Schemmel, a former college track and field All-American, long-time college athletic administrator and former athletic director at San Diego State. They are natives of Madison, SD. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==~~Further reading~~Publications== * {{cite book\|~~last~~last1=Schemmel\|~~first~~first1=Jerry\|last2=Simpson\|first2=Kevin\|title=Chosen to Live: The Inspiring Story of a Flight 232 Survivor\|publisher=Victory Publishing\|year=1996\|isbn=0-9652086-5-6\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/chosentoliveinsp00sche}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * [http://www.jerryschemmel.com ~~Jerry Schemmel's~~ Official ~~Web Site~~website] {{Colorado Rockies}} Line 42 ⟶ 38: [[Category:College basketball announcers in the United States]] [[Category:College football announcers]] [[Category:Colorado Rockies ~~broadcasters~~announcers]] [[Category:Denver Nuggets ~~broadcasters~~announcers]] [[Category:Green Bay Packers broadcasters]]▼ [[Category:Major League Baseball broadcasters]] [[Category:Minnesota Timberwolves ~~broadcasters~~announcers]] ▲[[Category:~~Green~~Minor ~~Bay~~League ~~Packers~~Baseball broadcasters]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Sioux Falls, South Dakota]] [[Category:Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents]]