Norman Richard "Norm" Hitzges (born July 5, 1944) is an author and sports talk radio host at KTCK (1310 AM / 96.7 FM, "SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket") in Dallas, Texas, and a Texas Radio Hall of Fame member. Hitzges moved to (former rival) KTCK in early 2000 after 15 years at sister station KLIF when the latter removed sports talk programming from its lineup. Hitzges also serves as the television play-by-play voice of the Dallas Sidekicks.
He has also provided major league baseball commentary for ESPN. Hitzges is known for his enthusiasm and knowledge of sports trivia and has been compared to Dick Vitale for his energy and love of sports. Hitzges has been honored by the Dallas All Sports Association and the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame.
Hitzges also hosts "Norm-A-Thon", a yearly 18-hour marathon broadcast to raise money for the Austin Street Center, a Dallas area homeless shelter. Hitzges has also been a long-time supporter of Texans! Can Academy, an organization that provides at-risk youths with education and training.
Since 2010, Hitzges and his wife have lived in the Dallas suburb of Little Elm, Texas.
Partial bibliography
- Horizons in the Mirror (1971, Naylor Co., ISBNÂ 978-0-8111-0410-4)
- Norm Hitzges Historical Sports Almanac (May 1991, Taylor Publishing, ISBNÂ 978-0-87833-621-0)
- Essential Baseball: A Revolutionary New Method for Evaluating Major League Teams, Players, and Managers (December 1999, Dutton, ISBNÂ 978-0-452-27184-5)
- Greatest Team Ever: The Dallas Cowboys Dynasty of The 1990s (August 2007, Thomas Nelson, ISBNÂ 978-1-4016-0340-3)
References
External links
- Norm's Clubhouse
- Norm Hitzges' entry on The Ticket website
