Enberg, TV sports icon, dies

Legendary sportscaster Dick Enberg died Thursday, his wife told the San Diego Union Tibune. He was 82.

Enberg (inset), who worked for NBC, CBS and ESPN, had a career that spanned 60 years. He covered 10 Super Bowls, 28 Wimbledons and eight NCAA Tournament titles games. He was well known for his signature catch phrases, “Touch ’ em all” and “Oh, my!”

Enberg’s wife, Barbara, said he was scheduled to catch a flight to Boston to meet her, and she grew concerned when he wasn’t on the plane. It turns out, he had died at their La Jolla, Calif., home.

“He was dressed with his bags packed at the door,” she told the paper. “We think it was a heart attack.”

Enberg, who retired in 2016, was behind the mic for the college basketball “Game of the Century” between UCLA and Houston in 1968, the 1979 NCAA title game featuring Magic Johnson against Larry Bird, and Super Bowl XV, which ended with the “The Catch,” when the 49ers’ Joe Montana hit Dwight Clark for the winning TD.

“He’s just a marvelous announcer,” famed Dodgers announcer Vin Scully told the LA Times in September 2016. “I have the utmost respect and admiration for his abilities.

“With Dick, his brilliance spread over a number of sports. It didn’t make any difference whether he was doing the French Open or the Super Bowl. Whatever he did, I just thought he was outstanding.