Personal information | |
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Born | Toledo, Ohio | June 15, 1924
Died | November 19, 2010 Perrysburg, Ohio | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Central Catholic (Toledo, Ohio) |
College | Notre Dame (1943–1946) |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
1946–1947 | Benton Harbor Gardner Bros |
1947 | Toledo Jeeps |
1947–1953 | Toledo 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]