Syracuse University Alum And Sports Broadcaster Hank Greenwald Dead At 83

San Francisco - Longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster Hank Greenwald has died at 83.

Greenwald was a graduate of Syracuse University whose career began with SU Football and the Syracuse NATS.  He spent 16 seasons as the Giant's play-by-play broadcaster. He left for a two-year stint with the New York Yankees and returned to the Giants until 1996 when he retired. 

Greenwald also called games for University of San Francisco basketball, Triple-A baseball in Hawaii, and the Golden State Warriors.

The Giants say he died Monday after battling heart and kidney complications.

(Photo courtesy of Eric Risberg | The Associated Press)


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