Today in Cubs history: Harry Caray passed away

Feb 18 2018 by Bleed Cubbie Blue

 

It’s hard to believe the broadcast legend has been gone for two decades.

Harry Caray is beloved by most Cubs fans for his tenure in the WGN-TV booth from 1982 through 1997, sixteen seasons of play-by-play that, like Jack Brickhouse before him locally, helped the Cubs get the national fanbase they have now via WGN’s national cable/satellite broadcasts.

Harry died 20 years ago today, February 18, 1998, after collapsing at a restaurant in Palm Springs, California four days earlier:

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