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For the 2009 season the Phillies added black, circular " HK " patches to their uniforms over their hearts in honor of broadcaster Harry Kalas, who died April 13, 2009, just before he was to broadcast a Phillies game.
The Super Bowl highlight film on which the episode was based was the only Super Bowl highlight film to be narrated by Harry Kalas.
In 1971 Campbell was released by the Phillies and Harry Kalas joined the team.
It is directly next to the TV-broadcast booth, which was renamed " The Harry Kalas Broadcast Booth " after Kalas's death in 2009.
On one occasion he was talking to Harry Kalas about his superstitions during his playing days.
" Harry Kalas was heard on radio in 2007 making a similar wish.
The emcee for the opening ceremonies was newly arrived Harry Kalas.
Harry Norbert Kalas ( March 26, 1936 – April 13, 2009 ) was an American sportscaster, best known for his Ford C. Frick Award-winning role as lead play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies.
Todd Kalas was a Phillies broadcaster, worked as a pregame / postgame – show host, and is currently an in-game analyst for the Tampa Bay Rays.
After the retirement of By Saam, Kalas was paired with Andy Musser and Hall of Fame player Richie Ashburn.
Kalas was sidelined for a few days in late July 2008 to treat a detached retina.
This was the second of two tributes to Kalas in Washington.
Kalas ' familiar home run call was " Swing ... and a long drive, this ball is ... outta here!
This call was not made live by Kalas, as MLB radio-broadcasting regulations at the time forbade local stations from producing live coverage of World Series games, instead forcing them to air the national CBS Radio feed of the games.
Nevertheless, Kalas was part of the Phillies ' World Series celebration in 1980, and rode in the parade down Broad Street.
Another memorable call by Kalas was his description of Mitch Williams's strikeout of Bill Pecota for the final out of Game 6 of the 1993 National League Championship Series between the Phillies and Atlanta Braves:
On June 14, 2004, Kalas called the 400th home run hit by Jim Thome, using the call he used in later years when it was uncertain whether the ball would clear the fence:
On October 29, 2008, Kalas was finally able to call a Phillies ' championship-winning moment in the World Series when Brad Lidge struck out Eric Hinske to win the 104th Fall Classic 1:
Kalas was known for his love of the Frank Sinatra song, " High Hopes ", a melody he sang at numerous events, including the Phillies ' championship celebrations in his later years.
Kalas, due to his stay in Hawaii, was very proficient at pronouncing Polynesian names.
He began his broadcasting career at WPHL-TV ( Channel 17 ) in Philadelphia, where he was paired with Richie Ashburn and Harry Kalas for Phillies games, before co-hosting HBO's Race for the Pennant in and working as a backup Game of the Week commentator for NBC in.
During this meeting Kalas was elected to chair the committee.
Kalas, the principal founder of the SP, was a committed paleoconservative whose interest in Southern heritage and regionalism tended to constitute more a reflection than a foundation of his core beliefs.

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The following inductees have also been elected to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame: Richie Ashburn, Steve Carlton, Robin Roberts, Mike Schmidt, broadcaster Harry Kalas, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Del Ennis, Chuck Klein, Ed Delahanty, Larry Bowa, Tug McGraw, and Dick Allen.
Animal Planet is also well known for its annual stunt program, the Puppy Bowl, a yearly special shown during the afternoon leading up to the NFL's Super Bowl, primarily consisting of puppies at play commentated by the late sports broadcaster Harry Kalas.
While initially meeting with a lukewarm reception due to his replacement of the popular Campbell, Kalas soon won the hearts of Phillies fans with his easy-going style, his mellow, baritone, leathery voice ( which rose to great excitement upon great plays on the field or Phillies ' home runs, especially in key situations ), his love of the game and also his accessibility to Phillies fans, for whom he professed a strong love.
Kalas also called the first game at Veterans Stadium ( April 10, 1971 ), the last game at Veterans Stadium ( September 28, 2003 ), and the first game at Citizens Bank Park ( April 12, 2004 ).
Kalas and Ashburn became beloved figures in Philadelphia, and also became best friends.
Kalas also lent his voice to NFL Network's game telecasts, reading sponsor plugs during commercial breaks.
Kalas also lent his voice to the commercials for the movie Leatherheads, as well as commercials for the Campbell Soup Company ( including Campbell's Chunky Soup ), GMC Truck, Sega Genesis Sports Games, Coors Light, and others.
As well as being district capital, Jhelum city is also the headquarters of Jhelum Tehsil, the city of Jhelum is administratively subdivided into 7 Union Councils, namely Jhelum-I, Jhelum-II, Jhelum-III, Jhelum-IV, Jhelum-V, Jhelum-VI, Jhelum-VII, while Jhelum Tehsil is subdivided into Union Councils Badlot, Boken, Chak Khasa, Chotala, Darapur, Dhanyala, Dina-I, Dina-II, Garh Mahal, Kala Gujran, Khukha, Kotla Faqir, Madu Kalas, Monan, Mughalabad, Nakka Khurd, Nara, Pandori, Sanghoi and Sohan.
Barkann was also highly praised for his job hosting Kalas ' memorial service, held at Citizens Bank Park.

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Saam retired in 1976, and Ashburn continued working with Kalas for the next two decades, the two becoming best friends.
Ashburn told Kalas that he had " slept with a lot of old bats " in his day.
Kalas made his major-league debut in 1965 with the Houston Astros, replacing Al Helfer and working alongside Gene Elston and Loel Passe.
Another of Kalas ' famous calls came less than two weeks later with Joe Carter's famous walk-off home run to end the World Series, though the Phillies lost the series:
On April 17, 2009, at the first home game after Kalas ' death, fans sang along with a video of Harry singing " High Hopes " during the seventh-inning stretch, instead of the traditional " Take Me Out to the Ball Game ".
In addition to his work with the Phillies and NFL Films, Kalas called various sports over the years for the Mutual Broadcasting System, CBS Radio, and Westwood One Radio ( including the NFL, MLB, college basketball, and Notre Dame football ).
Maintaining a positive relationship with Kalas can help the player, particularly during combat, by enabling special " Spirit Attacks ".
Kalas, Melodia, and the Guardian Spirit use their powers, along with the Sword of the Heavens, the Ocean Mirror, and the Earth Sphere, to release Malpercio's spirit from his body.
Kalas refuses at first, seeing that he has fallen in love with Xelha, but eventually agrees to restore humanity.
Tellos Agras in the middle, with Nikiforos ( Ioannis Demestichas ) to his left and Kalas ( Constantine Sorros ).
One faction, which continued to operate under the name SPEC, remained loosely affiliated with the League, while the other faction, led by Kalas, Jerry Baxley, and Thomas Reed, among others, formed the Southern National Committee ( SNC ).
Mike Crane, who succeeded Kalas for a brief time, was far more the stereotypical Southern nationalist, a longstanding Southern heritage activist and nationalist with strong libertarian convictions.
Sometime after their departure from the Southern Party and from the League of the South-led Southern movement, Lancaster and Kalas experimented with a concept known as Home Rule for Dixie, the purpose of which was to provide a forum through which a more mainstream, center-right, racially inclusive movement could be developed.
He stayed with the network for two seasons, calling Sunday afternoon games with Harry Kalas in 2007 and Sunday Night Football with Dave Sims.
# Kalakarni ( Ears Adorned with Kalas )
Joe knew that with Methos's Quickening, Kalas could be unstoppable.
The Phillies played with a picture of Kalas in their dugout.
Barkann was overcome with emotion when hosting a live postgame show the day Harry Kalas died in Washington.

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