Dodgers Social: Filmmaker Ron Howard Pays Tribute to Vin Scully
The Los Angeles Dodgers are in San Francisco for their final series of the 2016 regular season. As Vin Scully broadcasts his final series of his career vs. the Giants, filmmaker and actor Ron Howard took to social media to pay tribute to Scully and say thank you.
Howard took to Twitter to tell a story on how Scully has impacted his life. Scully is closing out his 67th and final season in the Dodgers broadcast booth.
#VinScully as a kid in '62 i was playing w/a transistor radio and accidentally found a #Dodgers game at a moment when Vin was describing
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 1, 2016
a moment when #MauryWills was likely to steal second base. Vin described the fans yelling "go go go" and he was quiet so i/we could hear the
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 1, 2016
chant. Then he told us the pitch was thrown and Maury was running! i knew nothing about baseball or what play really meant, but it was some
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 1, 2016
words and voice expressed such respect and delight and awe for Maury and the moment. i was fascinated and forever hooked. i had to know
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 1, 2016
more about baseball. #VinScully became my teacher, and the radio became my companion. i was acting as #Opie on the #AndyGriffithShow and
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 1, 2016
also in public school in Burbank. i was a bit of an strange outsider to the other kids…a child actor from a famous show who was coming &
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 1, 2016
Stories By Scully: History Lessons From Vingoing from school. i loved acting and the Andy Show, but i wanted to fit in with the guys at school, too. Vin had given me a way. Baseball
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 1, 2016
that 1st chance encounter with #VinScully & #baseball on my little red transistor radio back in '62. And i'll be forever grateful to Vin.
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 1, 2016
of course i'll miss you Vin, but a little like other childhood idols of mine #SandyKoufax & #JerryWest you r going out on top of your game
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 1, 2016
NEXT: Dodgers Top 20 Vin Scully Broadcasting Calls: No. 20-11Congratulations and from all us fans, Vin, and thanks for your years of truly remarkable play by play and story telling You are the best.
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) October 1, 2016
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