Robert E. Fouracre (November 22, 1937 – April 17, 2021) was an American sportscaster who called football and

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for the

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. He was a 1956 graduate of Northboro High School, a 1958 graduate of the Cushing Academy and a 1962 graduate of the Cambridge School of Broadcasting. Fouracre called Holy Cross football from 1970 to 2015 and

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from 1989 to 2015. From 1970 to 1981, Fouracre worked at WSMW-TV, where he called

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games (1971–73), hosted "Bay State Bowling" (1970–81), and called college basketball and football games. Fouracre began his career at

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, calling high school sports from 1962 to 1969 and called

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preseason games in 1971. Fouracre called games for the WBL's

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in 1989, the CBA's

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and

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(1983–86), and hosted "Big Shot Bowling" on NESN (1985–91). He is, to date, the only person to call play-by-play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and the World Basketball League (WBL). His former broadcasting partners include

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and

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. For one season he worked on

preseason. Fouracre was suspended as host of the Holy Cross football and basketball shows on WGMC TV-3 in September 1998 after police charged him with assaulting a reporter and cameraman from the cable television station. The charges were dismissed by agreement of the parties four months later.

Health

In January 2005, Fouracre underwent an

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and had three

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installed in the major artery of his heart.Report on Fouracre's treatment for heart disease
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Honors

On May 5, 2007, Fouracre was inducted into th
Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame.
On October 11, 2008, Fouracre was inducted into th

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fouracre, Bob College basketball announcers in the United States College football announcers American radio sports announcers American television sports announcers Bowling broadcasters Holy Cross Crusaders football announcers National Basketball Association broadcasters People from Worcester, Massachusetts Sports in Boston 1937 births 2021 deaths High school football announcers in the United States New England Patriots announcers High school basketball announcers in the United States Boston Celtics announcers National Football League announcers