Voice of the Sixers announcer Dave Zinkoff dies
Longtime Philadelphia 76ers public address announcer Dave Zinkoff, famed for his booming voice and inventive "Zinkisms" like Julius ELERRRRVING and Dipper dunk, died early yesterday. Temple graduate, he described games since the 1930s and named players with unique phrasing.
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