John Henry Drees (February 8, 1917 – July 27, 1988)[1] was an American sportscaster who worked for ABC and CBS, as well as various stations in Chicago.
[2] After graduating, he went to work for WJJD in Chicago as a secondary baseball play-by-play announcer to John Harrington.
[2] In addition to baseball, Drees also called National Football League games and horse races from Sportsman's Park for WJJD and sister station WIND.
[3][4] Drees first television role was co-hosting Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts with Russ Hodges.
[3] His television broadcast of the 1963 Sonny Liston-Floyd Patterson world heavyweight championship fight drew the largest audience in history up to that point.
[2] In addition to NFL games, Drees also called college football, golf, and horse races for CBS.