Stu Nahan

Stu Nahan (June 23 1926 – December 26 2007) was an American sportscaster best known for his television broadcasting career in Los Angeles from the 1950s through the 1990s. He is also remembered for his role as a boxing commentator in most of the "Rocky" films.citation | last = Stewart | first = Larry | title = Sports broadcaster Stu Nahan dies at 81 | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | year=2007 |date = December 26, 2007 | url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nahan27dec27,0,2193693.story?coll=la-home-center] He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 25 2007. Nahan had battled lymphoma, a form of cancer, since being diagnosed in January 2006.

Early life and career

A native of Los Angeles, Nahan moved at age 2 with his mother to Canada, where he grew up playing ice hockey.

A star goalie at McGill University in Montreal, he signed a contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League in 1946. He was assigned to the minor-league Los Angeles Monarchs, who through the early 1950s played at the Pan Pacific Auditorium.

Nahan originally began working on a children's television program, appearing as "Skipper Stu" in Sacramento in the 1950s. He also worked for KCRA in Sacramento as a sportscaster.

Nahan later moved to Haddonfield, NJ (near Philadelphia) where he hosted his own children's show as Captain Philadelphia on the now defunct WKBS-TV. During this stint, Nahan also provided the play-by-play commentary for the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers at WTAF, working alongside Gene Hart.

Film career

In the mid-to-late 1970s, Nahan began working in the movie industry. He always played a sports commentator, usually appearing as himself. Aside from the "Rocky" series, Nahan is also remembered for a brief appearance in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" in which he interviews the character Jeff Spicolli (played by Sean Penn) in a dream sequence. He also had a bit part in the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song", as the speaker who introduced Gale Sayers at the awards banquet where Sayers was named Rookie of the Year.

Los Angeles television market

Nahan was a sports anchor in the Los Angeles television market for roughly 30 years, with KABC-TV (1968–77), KNBC (1977–86) and KTLA (1988–99). He also spent time with radio stations KABC, KXTA, and KFWB. He was involved with the Los Angeles Dodgers' pregame show, from which he retired after the 2004 season.

His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 6549 Hollywood Blvd.

References

External links

* [http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/bp3/stunahan.html Philadelphia Broadcast Pioneer with Captain Philadelphia photograph from 1967]
* [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/obituaries/20071227_Early_Flyers_voice_Stu_Nahan_dies.html Obituary from Philaldephia Inquirer daily newspaper]
* [http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2007/12/stu_nahan_sportscaster_wa.php?s=540962b4e1c4aa9e1fcb4fe8e3752581& Obituary]
* [http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/sports&id=5856770 Nahan's ABC Obituary]
* [http://www.tv.com/stu-nahan/person/20215/summary.html TV.com obit]
* [http://cbs2.com/sports/Stu.Nahan.2.618339.html CBS2 Obituary]
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