Glickman, Marty, 1917-2001

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Marty Glickman (1917-2001) was a Jewish American athlete, and a sports broadcaster and commentator for more than fifty years.

Glickman graduated from Syracuse University where he was an All-American football player; he later had brief careers in both professional football and basketball. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic team for track and field at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin; for reasons never fully explained, he and Sam Stoeller, also Jewish, were replaced at the last minute in the 4 x 100-meter relay by two non-Jewish teammates and did not compete.

During Glickman's radio career he was "the voice of the New York Giants" from 1948 to 1971, as well as for the New York Jets (1972-1979, 1987-1989), the New York Knicks (1946-1970), and hosted pre-game and post-game shows for the (Brooklyn) Dodgers and the New York Yankees for 22 years. He also narrated news reels and served as commentator for a wide range of sports, from baseball to horse racing to lacrosse.

Glickman's honors and awards include the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s Curt Gowdy Award (1991), the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame Award (1992), and the American Sportscasters Hall of Fame (1993).

[Portions of this biographical sketch adapted from "MARTIN 'MARTY' GLICKMAN" on the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame website, http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/MartyGlickman.htm .]

From the guide to the Marty Glickman Interviews, 1988-1991, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)

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creatorOf Glickman, Marty. [Interview with Marty Glickman] [sound recording] / Marty Glickman ; [interviewed by] David Marc, NYC, October 27, 1998. Syracuse University
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associatedWith Auerbach, Red, 1917-2006 person
associatedWith Barber, Red, 1908-1992. person
associatedWith Brown, Jim, 1936- person
associatedWith Cosell, Howard, 1918-1995. person
associatedWith Holland, Jerome H., 1916- person
associatedWith Isaacs, Stan person
associatedWith Leonard, Sugar Ray, 1956- person
associatedWith Marc, David. person
associatedWith New York Jets (Football team) corporateBody
associatedWith Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) corporateBody
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associatedWith Stern, Bill, 1907-1971 person
associatedWith Syracuse University. corporateBody
associatedWith Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Football team) corporateBody
associatedWith Wilkinson, Bud, 1916-1994 person
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United States
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Antisemitism
Athletes
Boxing
College athletes
College sports
Jewish athletes
Jewish athletes
Olympics
Professional sports
Radio broadcasting of sports
Radio, television, film
Runners (Sports)
Sportscasters
Sportscasters
Sports journalism
Television broadcasting of sports
Track and field
Occupation
Sportscasters
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Birth 1917-08-14

Death 2001-01-03

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