Bill Brown

For 30 wonderful seasons, Bill Brown served as the primary television voice of the Houston Astros. In that span, he became one of the most popular and well-respected broadcasters in all of baseball. His professionalism and knowledge of the game, along with his powerful voice and relentless preparation, made him one of the top play-by-play men of his generation.

On February 6, 1987, the Astros officially announced that Brown would be the new television voice for the ballclub. Soon afterward, Brown would quickly become a fix­ture in the homes of Astros fans throughout the Greater Houston area and beyond. Fans grew to appreciate his love and respect for the game and his in-depth knowl­edge of the Astros players as well as their opponent. Nobody was more prepared to broadcast a game than Bill Brown.

Throughout his impressive career, Brown had the opportunity to call some of the most memorable moments in Astros history. Some of those include: Craig Biggio's 3,000th hit; Jeff Bagwell's 400th home run; two no-hitters, including the historic, six-pitcher no-hitter at Yankee Stadium; the final game at the Astrodome. He also was behind the microphone several times for final outs of division-clinching and postseason-clinching victories.

Brown's career covered multiple generations, which included some of the greatest players in franchise history. He was able to call the entire careers of Hall of Famers Biggio and Bagwell and also was in the booth at the start of the careers for players such as Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, Lance McCullers, Jr., Carlos Correa and George Springer. Brown also called multiple seasons of Nolan Ryan and Mike Scott's great careers.

Over the years, Brown has received many well-deserved honors in his career. Some of those include induction into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame, induction into the Astros Media Wall of Honor, the National Sportscasters Association Texas Sportscaster of the Year Award and the Fred Hartman Award for Long and Meritorious Service, which is given out annually by the Houston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.