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Bob Cole (sportscaster)

Bob Cole, Canadian sports announcer (died 2024)

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Born
June 24, 1933
Died
April 24, 2024
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1933

About Bob Cole (sportscaster)

Robert Cecil Cole was a Canadian sports television announcer who worked for CBC and Sportsnet and a competitive curler. He was known primarily for his work on National Hockey League's Hockey Night in Canada and Olympic ice hockey. In 1971, he led his team of Les Bowering, Ken Ellis and Alex Andrews to a 4–6 record. At the 1975 Brier, he led his team of Joseph Power Jr., Andrews and Andrew Baird to a 1–10 record. The Pedley-led rink finished with a 4–6 record at the 1965 Mixed, and Cole led Newfoundland to a 4–6 record at the 1973 Mixed.

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Bob Cole (sportscaster) timeline

  1. The Pedley-led rink finished with a 4–6 record at the 1965 Mixed, and Cole led Newfoundland to a 4–6 record at the 1973 Mixed.
  2. In 1971, he led his team of Les Bowering, Ken Ellis and Alex Andrews to a 4–6 record.
  3. At the 1975 Brier, he led his team of Joseph Power Jr., Andrews and Andrew Baird to a 1–10 record.

The world when Bob Cole (sportscaster) was born

Bob Cole (sportscaster) was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bob Cole (sportscaster)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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