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R.I.P. Hal Douglas, narrator for both Rockets championship videos

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  1. Clutch

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    Legendary voice-over artist Hal Douglas passed away at age 89.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/13/m...tar-of-movie-trailer-narrators-dies.html?_r=0

    You almost assuredly know his voice from movie trailers, where he's a legend...

    [youtube]fVDzuT0fXro[/youtube]

    ... but he also narrated both Houston Rockets championship videos, 1994's "Clutch City" and 1995's "Double Clutch" -- two of my favorite videos ever. Some of his work from those videos...

    Clutch City (1994)

    Introduction of the 1993-94 season...
    <iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NfPreZjiDFo?start=83" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    Covering Games 6 and 7 of the Finals...
    [youtube]Qxe2ky6MkXk[/youtube]

    Double Clutch (1995)

    Knocking off the Jazz...
    [youtube]QudPrhYRqL0[/youtube]

    Olajuwon destroys Robinson...
    [youtube]hW4uXlRGAF0[/youtube]
     
    #1 Clutch, Mar 13, 2014
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    R.I.P. Hal :(

    Thanks for all of the memories.
     
    #2 Roc Paint, Mar 13, 2014
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