Former Senators broadcaster Bob Wolff passes at 96

Remembrance today for the passing of legendary sports broadcaster Bob Wolff, who died Saturday night at 96, his indelible mark left on D.C. baseball broadcasting forever.

Wolff was the first Washington Senators radio and television play-by-play announcer beginning in 1947 all the way to 1961 when the club moved to Minnesota.

This New York Times obituary talks about the day he went down to interview a random fan in the stands at Griffith Stadium that turned out to be none other than vice president Richard M. Nixon during the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration.

Wolff, of course, is world famous for calling Don Larsen's 1956 perfect game and the epic 1958 National Football League championship game between the Giants and Colts, which has been called the "greatest game ever played."

The Nationals broadcast booth was dedicated to Wolff in 2009 and he was honored prior to a game at Nationals Park in 2013.

MASN personality and baseball historian Phil Wood said Wolff had a profound impact on the very fabric of D.C. baseball history, as well as the beginning of his own broadcast career.

"For fans of a certain age, Bob Wolff 's voice was as familiar as a close relative in the 1950s," Wood said. "Despite having to broadcast a chronic second division ball club, Bob's broadcasts on TV and radio were consistently upbeat. His later work in New York cemented his legacy as one of the giants of the industry.

"From a personal standpoint, Bob was a friend for almost 40 years and certainly influenced my approach to the business."

Here is an interview with Wolff about some of those historic calls he had in his illustrious career.

Wolff also wrote guide to the art of sportscasting in which he details interviewing the likes of Babe Ruth all the way up to Derek Jeter.