Longtime Mariners play-by-play voice Dave Niehaus died Wednesday at age 75.
Niehaus had been the voice of the Mariners since the team’s 1977 debut, calling over 5,000 games through the 2010 season. Prior to joining the Mariners, he served as a broadcaster for a variety of teams, including the Angels and Dodgers.
In 2008, he was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame with the Ford C. Frick Award.
“Dave has truly been the heart and soul of this franchise since its inception in 1977,” Mariners president and COO Chuck Armstrong said in a statement. “He truly was the fans connection to every game; to wins and losses; to great plays and heartbreaking defeats; to Hall of Famers and journeymen. … He was the voice of spring and summer in the Northwest.”
