User talk:Baseball Bugs/Ray Geraci

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Ray Geraci (born about 1928) is a retired American broadcaster and politician.

Geraci is a native of Highland Park, Illinois. He played football in high school. He graduated from Lake Forest College in 1950, with an emphasis on broadcasting news and sports. In 1951 he became the public relations director for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League, holding that job for ten years. During that decade he began broadcasting play-by-play of Highland Park High School football games. The Cardinals had moved to St. Louis after the 1960 season. Geraci began television and radio play-by-play for the Cardinals games in 1966. Starting with the 1972 season, he went back to Chicago and helped cover the Chicago Bears on local radio.

During the off-seasons he had been pursuing a career in the local government of his home town, Highland Park. He served as the Commissioner of the city park system during 1960-1966. He also served as councilman and mayor at different times during 1966-1975 and then again in the late 80s and the 90s.

He was named to Highland Park High School's Hall of Fame in 2003. Now in his 80s, Geraci continues to be active in the community.