Bob Cole
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Robert Cole (born 1933 in Newfoundland) is a Canadian television announcer.
Cole has been the play-by-play announcer for Hockey Night in Canada, primarily for Toronto Maple Leafs games, since 1969. He was a recipient of the Hockey Hall of Fame's Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for broadcasting excellence in 1996. As of 2004, he is not a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame itself. Cole is also a former curler, playing in the 1971 and 1975 Briers as the skip for the Newfoundland team. He also played in the 1973 Canadian mixed championships.
External link
- Bob Cole at IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170457/)
- CBC.ca Sports: Bob Cole biography (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hnic/bios-bob.shtml)