Bill McColgan

Bill McColgan
Bill McColgan
Born	William J. McColgan; c. 1926; Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
Died	April 30, 1973 (aged 47); New Orleans, Louisiana
Alma mater	Curry College
	Sports commentary career
Team(s)	Cleveland Browns (1954–60); Cleveland Indians (1958–60); Washington Redskins (1961–63); New Orleans Saints (1971–72)
Genre	Play-by-play
Sport(s)	National Football League; Major League Baseball

William J. McColgan (died April 30, 1973) was an American sportscaster.

A native of Boston, McColgan graduated from St. Margaret's School and South Boston High School. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he attended Curry College.^[1]

Over the course of his career he worked for WFMJ in Youngstown, [WHKW|WGAR]]/WGAR-FM in Cleveland, WTOP/WTOP-FM/WTOP-TV in Washington, D.C., and WWL/WWL-TV in New Orleans. He served as the play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Browns (1954–1960), Cleveland Indians (1958–1960), Washington Redskins (1961–1963), and the New Orleans Saints (1971–1972).^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] He also called games for the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League, as well as Ohio State and Maryland football.^[1]

McColgan died on April 30, 1973, in New Orleans of a heart attack. He was 47 years old.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "OBITUARIES: W. J. McColgan; Sportscaster". The Boston Globe. May 4, 1973. p. 60.
^ Gordon, Roger (2015). Cleveland Browns A - Z. Simon and Schuster.
^ Schneider, Russell (2004). The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia. Sports Publishing LLC.
^ "The Media" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 27, 1961. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "Saints on TV". The Rayne Acadian-Tribune. September 14, 1972.
^ "Deaths" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 7, 1973. Retrieved 5 April 2021.