Irwin Elliot Shalek (May 7, 1915 – September 17, 1998), better known as Win Elliot, was an American

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sportscaster and

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. He was best known for his long tenures as a

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broadcaster of

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and

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games and host of ''Sports Central USA'' on the

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. Elliot was the brother of

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Early life and broadcasting career

Elliot was also a game show host in his early career. From 1947 to 1949, he emceed '' Quick as a Flash'', a radio quiz program which featured drama segments with guest actors from radio detective shows. He went on to become a

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with ''

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'' and ''Win with a Winner'' on television. In September, 1958, Elliot replaced Jay Jackson as host of the TV version of the formerly popular quiz show ''

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'' for the last 13 weeks of its nighttime run. The program was taken off the air amid fallout from the

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that had rocked the industry earlier in the year.

Career heyday

The final broadcast of ''Tic-Tac-Dough'' on December 29, 1958, also marked the last for Elliot on game shows. Soon he embarked on a full-time sports broadcasting career. In the mid-1960s, Elliot was the lead voice on " Schaefer Circle of Sports" broadcasts of Rangers and Knicks games, track and field and other events related to

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TV and later WOR TV. He also called the 1966 Stanley Cup Finals for NBC, the first televised by an American network. All the while, Elliot broadcast horse racing events and conducted one of the early

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talk shows on WCBS-AM in New York. Elliot then started anchoring ''Sports Central USA'' for CBS Radio, which he continued to do into the early 1980s. He also took part in several of the network's

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broadcasts in the 1970s and 1980s.

Later years

Elliot died at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut on September 17, 1998, at the age of 83.

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Former Michigan goaltender, sportscaster leaves lasting legacy
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Win 1915 births 1998 deaths American game show hosts American horse racing announcers American radio sports announcers Bowling broadcasters American boxing commentators Major League Baseball broadcasters NBA broadcasters NFL announcers National Hockey League broadcasters New York Giants announcers New York Knicks announcers New York Rangers announcers People from Chelsea, Massachusetts University of Michigan alumni