Denny Matthews (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dennis G. "Denny" Matthews (born November 14, 1942) is an American sportscaster, best known as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals since the team's inception in 1969. Matthews grew up in Bloomington, Illinois, and attended Illinois Wesleyan University, where he played baseball and football, and belonged to the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He worked for local radio and television stations in Peoria and St. Louis before his hiring by the Royals. Matthews has broadcast for the Royals since their inception in 1969, when he teamed with Bud Blattner. From 1974 to 1998 - a stretch that includes the best seasons in the Royals' history - Matthews was paired with Fred White.