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and his association with the

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'', Retrieved November 1, 2010 For several years in the 1960s, Hendrick was the play by play announcer for the Detroit Pistons on WKBD, channel 50, Detroit. Hendrick was a member of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association, which was founded in 1948 by

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. Hendrick died at the age of 82 in

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