Neville A. Chandler Jr. (October 2, 1946 – August 7, 1994) was an American Cleveland, Ohio-area sports broadcaster.
Nev Chandler | |
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| Born | Neville A. Chandler October 2, 1946 Lakewood, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 1994 (age 47) Rocky River, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | TV sports anchor MLB radio announcer NFL radio announcer |
| Awards | Five-time NSSA Ohio Sportscaster of the Year |
Life and career
editChandler graduated from Rocky River High School and, in 1968, Northwestern University. In the 1970s, he worked for several television stations in Ohio and sometimes hosted a sports talk show on WWWE-AM.
From 1980 to 1984, Chandler served as WWWE's sports director and teamed with Herb Score on Cleveland Indians radio broadcasts. In 1985, he moved to television station WEWS as sports director and sports anchor.
He was best known for calling play-by-play for the Cleveland Browns from 1985 to 1993, a time during which the team made the playoffs five straight years. He also called Cleveland Cavaliers telecasts from 1982 to 1985.
The quality of Chandler's broadcasts and the excitement of his voice made him a fan favorite and a regular choice for the soundtrack of NFL Films productions. The title of NFL Films' movie about the 1986 Browns, Pandemonium Palace, comes from Chandler's call of the team's double-overtime playoff win over the New York Jets.
Chandler died of colon cancer on Sunday, August 7, 1994. He was buried in Lakewood Park Cemetery in Rocky River.[1][2]
Signature calls
edit- 5–4–3–2–1 Touchdown! – when a Browns player ran in for a touchdown (especially after a long pass)
- They are serenading the team with a chorus in "boo-flat" – when the Cleveland fans booed the home team after a poor performance[2]
- Baseball 7th inning stretch call “it’s the middle of the seventh and Tribe fans know what time that is... it’s time to rise and shine! Stretch it out! The score...’’
Awards and honors
edit- Five-time NSSA Ohio Sportscaster of the Year (1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993)[3]
- Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame Inductee (class of 1993)[4]
- Cleveland Press Club Journalism Hall of Fame Inductee (class of 1994)[5]
- 1994 Society of Professional Journalists (Cleveland chapter) Distinguished Service Award recipient[6]
- Cleveland Association of Broadcaster Hall of Fame Inductee (class of 1995)[7]
- Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Hall of Fame Inductee (class of 2004)[8]
References
edit- ^ "Encyclopedia of Cleveland History: Chandler, Neville (Nev) Albert Jr". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ a b Livingston, Tom (7 August 2014). "Vault: WEWS sports icon Nev Chandler who called games for Indians, Cavs and Browns died 20 years ago". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "National Sports Media Association (NSMA)". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Terry--ADventure Promotions, Charlotte (2001). "Broadcasters Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "The Press Club of Cleveland - Serving and honoring communications professionals since 1887 - Hall of Fame Archives". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Chandler wins award". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Hall of fame". Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Chandler inducted into Ohio AP HOF – AP.org
External links
edit- "Nev Chandler a fan to the last"[dead link]by Terry Pluto, Akron Beacon Journal Nov. 18, 2002.
- Entry in Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.