SPORTSCASTER Les Grobstein was found dead on Sunday afternoon in his Elk Grove Village home. Grobstein was 69 years old and had been a Chicago radio sportscaster for more than 50 years. How did Les… ...

Scott Grobstein remembers calling in to his father’s radio show. The Illinois high school English teacher grew up with a dad, Les Grobstein, who had a famous voice and a career that ended with a ...

Les Grobstein was one of the few absolute constants in my life as a Chicago sports fan. His recall and passion for the games, players and coaches were unmatched. He was 1-of-1.

Les Grobstein, a Chicago radio legend (and keeper of the Lee Elia tape), passes away at 69, leading to tons of tributes Grobstein was a crucial part of the Chicago media scene for decades.

Les Grobstein, whose Chicago sports broadcasting career spanned more than 50 years, has died at age 69, 670 The Score confirmed Monday.

THE LAUDATORY FAREWELLS to Les Grobstein are beginning to slow. All that have been broadcast and written have been well-deserved. A handful have touched magnificence in texture and tone. There is ...

(WSCR) This week's Crap of the Week goes out to Les Grobstein. This, from Joe B. Sunday night, after the Super Bowl, Les joked with a caller who speculated the reason for the power outage.

Les Grobstein's cause of death is still a mystery (Image via MrKenbwoyMsafi/Twitter) He made his debut as a sportscaster in December 1970 and shifted to the play-by-play sportscaster at Chicago Sting.

Les Grobstein’s encyclopedic knowledge of Chicago sports was above and beyond. When I told him I had written a novel about the 1908 Cubs, who won their second straight World Series, ...

Les Grobstein was at an indoor soccer game. “We’re in the Rosemont Horizon watching that soccer game and everyone else is watching ‘Dallas,’” he said 37 years later, the memory clear as day.

Remembering Les Grobstein — and the Lee Elia rant The radio icon’s death brings back memories of the former Cubs manager’s tirade in 1983 and a column-that-wasn’t two decades later.

Les Grobstein on Oct. 21, 1986. Other than the rare championship moments, the Elia tirade stands out as one of the biggest single events in Cubs history, alongside the “Called Shot” home run ...