Al Michaels
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Alan Richard Michaels
- Born: November 12, 1944 in New York, NY
Al Michaels held his first baseball broadcasting job with the Hawaii Islanders from 1968 to 1970. He then called games for the Cincinnati Reds from 1971 through 1973. After that he moved on to the San Francisco Giants before joining the ABC network. He is best remembered by many for his coverage of the San Francisco earthquake that struck during the 1989 World Series.
Outside of baseball, Michaels has called Monday Night Football games since 1986. He also was at the mic for the "Miracle on Ice" when the United States topped the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Michaels has won nine Emmy Awards.
