Rick Rizzs was born on November 17,1953 and is an American sportscaster and is the lead radio voice for Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners.
14 Facts About Rick Rizzs
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Rick Rizzs became the sports director at WBNS in Columbus, Ohio in 1981, where he called Ohio State football and Columbus Clippers baseball games for two seasons.
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Rick Rizzs was named the Ohio Sportscaster of the Year in 1981 by the Ohio Sportscasters Association.
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In 1983, Rizzs began broadcasting Mariners games, sharing play-by-play and color commentor roles with Dave Niehaus.
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In 1992, Rick Rizzs moved to WJR in Detroit as the sports director, and assumed duties as the new radio play-by-play voice of the Detroit Tigers.
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Rick Rizzs teaming with Bob Rathbun, who replaced the retiring Paul Carey, proved difficult.
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In 2000, Rick Rizzs was named the Chicago-area sportscaster of the year by the Chicago Pitch and Hit Club.
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Rick Rizzs did play-by-play for the first three and one-half innings, and again in the 7th inning.
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In games that went to extra innings, Rick Rizzs did the play-by-play for the even-numbered innings.
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Rick Rizzs is noted for using the following catchphrases on Mariner broadcasts:.
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Rick Rizzs provided the commentary for the 2005 GameCube game Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball, but the game was canceled.
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In November 2024, Rizzs launched Rick's Locker, which provides sporting equipment and gear to children.
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In December 2022, Rick Rizzs was diagnosed with grade 1 prostate cancer.
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In July 2023, Rick Rizzs was involved in an all-terrain vehicle accident in which he suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck, two fractured vertebrae in his back, a fractured rib, and cuts on his head and ear.