It wasn't like it is now. But for the types of teams we had, the fans were very good here. On some Thursday afternoon games, we'd get 25,000 fans. That was remarkable. This has always been a great Red Sox city.

During that time Gowdy partnered with two future baseball broadcasting legends: Bob Murphy and Ned Martin. He was elected to the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame in 1981. Natl.

Curtis Edward "Curt" Gowdy (July 31 1919–February 20 2006) was an American sportscaster well known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally-televised sporting events primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s.