Frankie Gilhooley

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This article is about the professional basketball player and minor league baseball announcer. For the professional baseball player and Frankie's father, see Frank Gilhooley.
Frankie Gilhooley
Personal information
Born(1924-06-15)June 15, 1924
Toledo, Ohio
DiedNovember 19, 2010(2010-11-19) (aged 86)
Perrysburg, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolCentral Catholic (Toledo, Ohio)
CollegeNotre Dame (1943–1946)
PositionGuard
Career history
1946–1947Benton Harbor Gardner Bros
1947Toledo Jeeps
1947–1953Toledo Mercuries

Francis Patrick "Frankie" Gilhooley Jr. (June 15, 1924 – November 19, 2010) was an American professional basketball player and long-time minor league baseball announcer for the Toledo Mud Hens.[1] He played for the Toledo Jeeps in the National Basketball League for eight games during the 1946–47 season.[1][2][3] In college he played both baseball and basketball for the University of Notre Dame.[2]

In 1953, Gilhooley began his broadcasting career as the radio voice of the Toledo Sox.[4] Over the next 50+ years he held various roles in radio and television, at one point anchoring the evening sportscast segments on regional television.[4] When the Mud Hens moved to their new facility in 2002, Fifth Third Field, the team named two concession areas, one on each concourse level, "Gilhooley's Grill."[4] In addition to his baseball broadcasting career, Gilhooley also did play-by-play of Toledo and Bowling Green college basketball games.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Frankie Gilhooley NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Frankie Gilhooley". Peach Basket Society. March 11, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Frankie Gilhooley Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Francis Patrick Gilhooley obituary". The Toledo Blade. Legacy.com. November 21, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

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