Rick Weaver

Richard Eugene Weaver (November 26, 1926 – August 5, 2000) was an American sports announcer who was the play-by-play announcer for the Miami Dolphins from 1971 to 1993.

Early life Weaver was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and grew up in Toledo, Ohio.

Career After leaving the military, pursued a baseball career, but an injury forced him to change his plans. He found a job at a radio station in Columbus, Mississippi. He worked four days a week as a morning deejay and called play-by-play for Ole Miss Rebels football.

From 1956 to 1965, Weaver was the sports director of KFH in Wichita, Kansas. He was the play-by-play announcer for high school and Wichita State Shockers sports. In 1963, Weaver also called Dallas Cowboys games on KLIF, but station owner Gordon McLendon let him go after he chartered a flight from a Wichita State game to a Cowboys away game at the expense of the team.

In 1965, Weaver joined WBBM in Chicago, where he called Big Ten football and Chicago Blackhawks hockey games and was also contributor to CBS Radio's national sports coverage. He then worked for KGO in San Francisco, where he was part of the broadcast teams for the San Francisco 49ers and California Golden Seals. He won Florida Sportscaster of the Year ten times. He retired after the 1993 season.

Later life Weaver's wife suffered a stroke that confined her to a wheelchair for the final decade of her life. She died in 1991 and Weaver moved to Okolona, Mississippi to be near her burial site. Funeral services were held in Miami and he was buried in Okolona.