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Enberg says farewell following final broadcast
- Updated: October 3, 2016
PHOENIX — Never one to shy away from his emotions, Dick Enberg, speaking to the media earlier this week, recounted the time a writer accused him of “crying at a red hat.”
But following San Diego’s 3-2 season-ending loss to the D-backs — the final broadcast in Enberg’s legendary career — the Padres’ play-by-play man said he felt very much at peace.
“By announcing over a year ago, it’s allowed me to ease into this,” said Enberg, who was feted by the Padres in an emotional ceremony at Petco Park Thursday night before the team’s final home game. “Thursday, it all hit me most of all. That, to me, was when the shade came down.”
Nonetheless, it’s the end of a brilliant career for the 81-year-old Enberg, who has said on multiple occasions that he “abhors” the word retirement.
Fifty-one years ago, Enberg received his first full-time broadcasting gig at KTLA in Los Angeles, and since then, he’s called 42 NFL seasons, 71 major tennis championships, 15 NCAA basketball title games, 10 Super Bowls, nine Rose Bowls and the 1982 World Series.
So what could he possibly do as an encore to a career so vast and influential?
Well, first he has plans to go fly fishing with his wife, Barbara, in Idaho. And then, he’s going to watch Padres games with a bit of …
