at the Long Island Arena with Saam broadcasting the third period and overtime back to Philadelphia. Saam was known for the occasional slip-up on the air. For example, he once opened a game by saying, "Hello, Byrum Saam, this is everybody speaking." (This goof has also been credited to other announcers, including Lindsey Nelson and Phil Rizzuto.) Prior to Game 5 of the 1959 World Series, when Mel Allen introduced the NBC Radio audience to "amiable, affable, able Byrum Saam", a distracted Saam unthinkingly replied, "Right you are, Mel Allen." Once, Saam created a beheading when Alex Johnson, the Phillies' left fielder, chased a fly ball: "Alex Johnson is going back. He's going back, back. His head hits the wall. He reaches down, picks it up, and throws into second base." (Jerry Coleman made a similar statement about Dave Winfield in a San Diego Padres broadcast.) Later life In , Byrum Saam was awarded the Ford Frick Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame for excellence in broadcasting. Ashburn was later honored by the Hall of Fame as a player, and Kalas won the Frick Award in 2002. By Saam was inducted into the Philadelphia Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 1993. He took classes to learn the 'Philadelphia accent.' He had three children with his wife Anne and has six grandchildren, including Byrum "Jake" Saam. Saam died in 2000 in Devon, Pennsylvania. References External links By Saam Ford C. Frick Award biography at the National Baseball Hall of Fame Broadcast Pioneers – By Saam 1914 births 2000 deaths American sports announcers High school football announcers in the United States College basketball announcers in the United States College football announcers Major League Baseball broadcasters National Basketball Association broadcasters National Football League announcers People from Fort Worth, Texas Philadelphia Athletics announcers Philadelphia Eagles announcers Philadelphia Phillies announcers Philadelphia Warriors announcers Temple Owls football announcers Ford C. Frick Award recipients