In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule book. And color, merely something to distinguish one team's uniform from another's.

With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.

The greatest single moment Ive ever known in Detroit was Jim Northrups triple in the seventh game of the World Series in St. Louis. It was a stunning moment because not only were the Tigers winning a world championship that meant so much to an entire city, they were beating the best pitcher I ever saw-Bob Gibson.

I've found that if you wear a beret, people think you're either a cabdriver or a producer of dirty movies.

God blessed me by putting me here for thirty-one years at Michigan and Trumbull.

I have great faith that Heaven's there and I'll see my brothers and my mom and dad when I get there.

I look on life as a joyous adventure.