Milo Hamilton R.I.P. "Holy Todedo"
Polkie2009
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I know there are a few old timer baseball fans here who may remember Milo Hamilton , the baseball announcer for a number of major league teams from 1953 to 2012. He announced teams from the St. Louis Browns in 1953 ,St. Louis Cardinals in 1954, Chicago Cubs 1955, Chicago White Sox 1961,Atlanta Braves 1966, Pittsburgh Pirates 1976, Chicago Cubs 1980,and then finished with the Houston Astro's 1987 -2012. Milo passed away Sept. 17th of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, he was 88. He was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2000. One of Milo's famous sayings on the air was "Holy Toledo!
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I remember milo Hamilton well, I was playing little league when he was the braves announcer.
His voice is the one you hear calling hank Aarons 715th.
The real home run king by the way, all 5'11 and 180 pounds.humpty dumpty was pushed -
You are correct Scotty, Milo was the one announcing the game that day.
And Henry did it without doing steroids etc...
