Gerard Edward Sandusky (born September 5, 1961) is an American

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. He works as the sports director at

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, and does radio play-by-play for the

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of the

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Early life

Sandusky is the son of

John Sandusky John Thomas "Sandy" Sandusky, Jr. (December 28, 1925 – March 5, 2006) was an American football player and coach. He played seven seasons as an offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1950s for the Clev ...

, who played in the NFL for the

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and

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, and who later was an assistant coach for several NFL teams, and head coach for the

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. He is a 1983 graduate of

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, where he played football and basketball.

Career

Sandusky began his career as a sportscaster for

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. He joined WBAL-TV in 1988. In addition to his duties with the Ravens, Sandusky broadcasts Towson University basketball games. Previously, he hosted the pre-game show for

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broadcasts. Sandusky is also the owner of The Sandusky Group, a media and communications consulting firm. He and his wife Lee Ann founded the Joe Sandusky Fund, which operates through the Baltimore Community Foundation and raises money for scholarships to financially needy youngsters in the Baltimore area. The fund is named after Sandusky's late brother, a football player at the

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, who died of

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caused by

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in 1978 at the age of 19. His most noted

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is "''The hay's in the barn''" which he uses whenever the Ravens secure a victory.Sandusky, Gerry. "The Hay’s in the Barn," The Sandusky Group, LLC, Friday, December 6, 2013.
/ref> His explanation of its origin: In 2014, Gerry Sandusky authored his first book, ''Forgotten Sundays: A Son's Story of Love, Loss and Life from the Sidelines of the NFL''. With a foreword by

Head Coach

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, ''Forgotten Sundays'' is Gerry Sandusky's coming-of-age story about a son's relationship with his father. It is his story of love, loss, acceptance and living in the shadow of the NFL. On May 24, 2014, Sandusky introduced the book at a public book signing event at Greetings & Readings of Hunt Valley in Baltimore County. He is not related to former

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assistant football coach and convicted child molester

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. On July 25, 2018, he appeared on ''

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'' as one of the guests in a segment about people who get harassing tweets because they have a similar name to someone infamous and get mistaken for this person.Twitter Lashes Out at the Wrong Michael Cohen , The Daily Show
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah / YouTube. July 28, 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandusky, Gerry 1961 births Living people Baltimore Orioles announcers Baltimore Ravens announcers College basketball announcers in the United States Major League Baseball broadcasters National Football League announcers Towson University alumni Sportspeople from Baltimore