Day 19: He's a Brick House!

     Moving back to Pioneer Court, today's entry deals with another statue, however this statue is much more well-loved and universally adored than the Marilyn Monroe statue. In 1998, longtime broadcaster Jack Brickhouse died.  Doing a full expose on the career of Jack Brickhouse would take up quite a bit of space, so I'll just give you some of the highlights in bullet points:

• He covered the Bulls from their inception all the way until 1973
• He served as a boxing announcer
• He started broadcasting games for WGN in 1940, and he manned the booth for the Cubs and the White Sox all the way up through 1967, during which he managed to broadcast more than FIVE THOUSAND games, which is a record that will never be broken.
• He covered the 1945 Presidential Inauguration, as well as several Democratic and Republican Conventions
• He covered the funeral of Winston Churchill
• He covered the Bears for 24 Years
• He was featured on the first transcontinental TV broadcast in 1962, as well as covering a Papal audience held by His Holiness Paul VI
• He broadcast the World Series on 4 separate occasions.
• And many, many more items are on his resume as well...

     As I said, that barely scratches the surface of what Jack Brickhouse did in his 50 year career.  If you want to see the statue for yourself, just go down to Pioneer Court and check it out.  Make sure to say hi to Jack for me when you're there.