14 Facts About Danny Gallivan

Daniel Leo Gallivan was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster and sportscaster.

Danny Gallivan started the deciding game against the Pugwash Maple Leafs in the best-of-three series and pitched a three-hit gem while striking out 11 batters in the game.

In 1938, Danny Gallivan was invited to a New York Giants training camp as a power pitcher, but an early injury to his arm ended any thoughts of a major league career.

Danny Gallivan began his broadcast career at a local radio station in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, while attending St Francis Xavier University.

Danny Gallivan taught high school algebra and Latin in Antigonish following graduation and took a stint in the Canadian Army before returning to continue his broadcasting career.

Danny Gallivan's late father, Luke, was a Dosco employee for 58 years and was a foreman at International Piers, Sydney.

In 1946, Danny Gallivan moved to a radio station in Halifax where he became sports director and voice of the St Mary's junior hockey team.

Danny Gallivan was spotted by a CBC producer of Hockey Night in Canada while in Montreal to broadcast a junior hockey playoff between Halifax and Montreal and was asked to fill in for a sick announcer in 1950.

Danny Gallivan did play-by-play for at least 1,900 regular season and playoff matches, including 16 Stanley Cup victories for the Canadiens.

Danny Gallivan was known for his colourful descriptions of action on the ice.

Danny Gallivan retired after the 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs when a severe illness rendered him blind in one eye.

Danny Gallivan made a cameo appearance in the 1975 Canadian feature film The Million Dollar Hockey Puck.

Danny Gallivan had a cameo as the voice of sportcaster Ferlin Fielddigger in the 1981 animated TV special, The Raccoons on Ice.

Danny Gallivan was married to Mary "Eileen" Danny Gallivan of Prince Edward Island, until her death three years prior to his final year on Hockey Night in Canada in 1984.