From 1976 to 2001, Andy Musser was a mainstay of the Philadelphia Phillies broadcast team, sitting in the booth alongside the famed Harry Kalas, immortal Richie Ashburn, and the Penn State alum Chris Wheeler. During that span, Musser missed only two games, both due to laryngitis. And prior to that, he could be heard calling Eagles and Sixers games, according to baseball-reference.com. He retired from the Phils in '01 and has subsequently, seemingly disappeared.
I did some internet trolling and had a hard time finding good stuff on Musser or any real updates. But here are some things I did find:
-Check out the three calls by Musser on this 1980 Philadelphia Phillies World Series tribute page
-Unbelievably funky photo of the Phils 1980 broadcast team on the same 1980 Phillies World Series tribute site
-And unfortunately other than a few wry comments on random blogs and articles about Musser's apparent love for beer, philosophical chatter, and dry conversation during games, I didn't find much else online. Anybody else got anything to contribute???
If you're out there Andy, drop us a line and give us an update... and go Phils!
12 comments:
So it's been 1 1/2 years, and no responses about what the heck became of Andy Musser. I realize he wasn't "beloved", but c'mon, 26 years is a long time, everybody! Someone must know where Andy is, yes?
After retiring from the Phillies, Andy became "beer ambassador" for Anchor Brewing of San Francisco...the brewer of Anchor Steam beer. He'd known the head of Andhor Brewing, Fritz Maytag, for years. Check out http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60057.asp .
Andy still lives in the suburbs of Philly... don't worry!
I know people always put him down but I was a fan of Andy's from the days of the '67 Sixers when we had the Luke Jackson fan club. He was always pleasant in person, at least to us. Plus I still think he had one of the greatest calls when Schmidt hit the HR off Bahnsen in Montreal ("HE BURIED IT!!!!"). Hope you're doing well Andy.
I just heard that Andy supposedly has cancer and may not have long to live. Still resides in the Bryn Mawr area of Philadelphia suburbs. I think I remember someone saying that he was an avid runner. "He buried it!" was one of the great Phillies calls ever. Also remember well his call of the last out of the 1980 NLCS in Houston. A good one.
I loved Andy's work as much as HK and Ashburn. Still miss his voice. Andy was here for 26 years--he should be as revered as the others.
I saw Andy Musser with his daughter and 3 grandchildren at Busch's in Sea Isle City on Friday July 15, 2011.
was at the Phillies Alumni luncheon today- sat with Andy..reps for an Iowa based company,does no broadcasting,standing O from the crowd...
This morning, I heard from a classmate that Andy Musser died yesterday.
Former Phillies broadcaster Andy Musser died peacefully in his home in Wynnewood on Sunday, January 22, 2012, his family said.
Mr. Musser was 74. No cause of death was listed.
I spoke to Andy in Chicago in 2010 when the Phillies were in town for a weekend series with the Cubs. He introduced me to the people he was with as if he had known me his whole life. I'll never forget how nice he was.
Sadly,Andy passed away today 1-23-12! Go figure that out! As in the song "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and its " 1-2-3 Strikes your out" line,will forever give me chills up my spine!
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