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Al Trautwig Dies: NY Sportscaster, TV Voice Of Olympics Gymnastics & NHL Studio Host Was 68

Al Trautwig, who had a long career as a New York sportscaster and also called national NHL games and Olympics gymnastics events, has died. He was 68.

Al Trautwig, who had a long career as a New York sportscaster and also called national NHL games and Olympics gymnastics, has died. Known for his lengthy stint at MSG, where he called Yankees baseball, Knicks basketball and a wide range of other live events along with studio programming, Trautwig also was a prominent voice for the NHL. Although rooted in New York, Trautwig spent enough time on the national stage to be cast in the Disney movie Cool Runnings as a sportscaster narrating the feats of the Jamaican bobsled team at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.

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