16 Facts About Brad Sham

1.

Brad Michael Sham was born on August 16,1949 and is an American sportscaster who is known as the "Voice of the Dallas Cowboys".

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2.

Brad Sham has been with the Cowboys since 1976, when he was hired to be their color analyst alongside play-by-play man Verne Lundquist.

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3.

Brad Sham held the position of Sports Director at former Cowboys Radio Network flagship station 1080 AM KRLD between 1976 and 1981.

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4.

When Lundquist left for CBS in 1984, Brad Sham became the lead play-by-play man, a position he has held ever since.

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5.

Brad Sham has done NFL play-by-play for the NFL on Westwood One, the NFL on Fox, TNT Sunday Night Football, and the NFL on CBS for one game in 2004.

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6.

Brad Sham has worked games for NFL Europe and the Arena Football League's Dallas Desperados.

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7.

Brad Sham has extensive experience broadcasting collegiate sports, having done play-by-play for NCAA athletics, most notably the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and college football.

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8.

Brad Sham spent over a decade as the radio voice of the Texas Longhorns' football and basketball teams, which aired on flagship KRLD and on the Mutual Southwest Radio Network.

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9.

Brad Sham has been in the booth for 26 Cotton Bowl Classics, calling play-by-play for 25 games and serving as the analyst for one.

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10.

Brad Sham has served as a play-by-play broadcaster for the Big 12 Network basketball Saturdays, as well as for select ESPN Network Big 12 games.

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11.

Brad Sham has worked Major League Soccer games for the Dallas Burn and North American Soccer League games for the Dallas Tornado.

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12.

Brad Sham provided color commentary for ESPN's coverage of the NASL in 1982.

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13.

Brad Sham was part of the crew that covered the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.

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14.

Brad Sham has won the NSSA Texas Sportscaster of the Year award 11 times and is a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame.

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15.

Brad Sham graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1970.

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16.

Brad Sham was a brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.

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