After serving time in the military, Hart began officiating high school football, baseball, and basketball in South Jersey.
Known for his rapid fire delivery, Hart's style was heavily influenced by famous hockey broadcaster Foster Hewitt.
[1] Like Hewitt, Hart's slightly high pitched, action describing delivery was perfect for both radio and early generation sports television.
The Flyers have won the Stanley Cup!Gene Hart's call triggered the biggest celebration in Philadelphia sports history.
Hart succeeded Hall of Famer Roy Shudt as the announcer at Brandywine Raceway in Wilmington, DE in 1984.
[6] Hart did the play-by-play for the 1973 Finals of the North American Soccer League between the Philadelphia Atoms and the Dallas Tornado.
[7] Hart was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 1997, receiving the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.
Hart also was the host of a little-known local radio talk show on WBCB 1490 AM in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.