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Dallas\u00a0ISD Kincaide Stadium public address announcer John Pritchett is pictured as he announces action during the first half of a football game between Dallas Sunset and Fort Worth Southwest. Pritchett has announced Dallas ISD sporting events for 60 years and his daughter, Cathy, has been alongside serving as his assistant and spotter for half that time.<\/p>\n
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At the age of 93, John\u00a0Pritchett has been announcing sporting events for more than 70 years, including Dallas ISD competitions since the 1960s.<\/p>\n
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It all started when he sprained his ankle while enlisted in the U.S. Army and stationed in Germany during the Korean War, but more on that later.<\/p>\n
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John Pritchett has announced Dallas ISD sporting events for 60 years and his daughter, Cathy has been alongside to serve as assistant and spotter for half that time. Dallas ISD Kincaide Stadium public address announcer John Pritchett is pictured as he announces action during the first half of a football game between Dallas Sunset and Fort Worth Southwest. Pritchett has been announcing DISD athletic events for six decades and is doing so in his 90\u2019s. Photos of the Sunset versus Fort Worth Southwest game were taken at John Kincaide Stadium ,9100 S. Polk Street in Dallas, on September 10, 2026.<\/p>\n
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John Pritchett and his daughter Cathy announce a football game at Kincaide Stadium from a table surrounded by fans in the stands as the stadium\u2019s elevator is inoperative. John has been announcing Dallas ISD athletic events for 60 years and his daughter Cathy has been his assistant alongside for half that time. Dallas ISD Kincaide Stadium public address announcer John Pritchett is pictured as he announces action during the first half of a football game between Dallas Sunset and Fort Worth Southwest. Pritchett has been announcing DISD athletic events for six decades and is doing so in his 90\u2019s. Photos of the Sunset versus Fort Worth Southwest game were taken at John Kincaide Stadium ,9100 S. Polk Street in Dallas, on September 10, 2026.<\/p>\n
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A detail shot of John Pritchett before the start of a football game held at Kincaide Stadium. John has announced Dallas ISD athletic events for 60 years. Dallas ISD Kincaide Stadium public address announcer John Pritchett is pictured as he announces action during the first half of a football game between Dallas Sunset and Fort Worth Southwest. Pritchett has been announcing DISD athletic events for six decades and is doing so in his 90\u2019s. Photos of the Sunset versus Fort Worth Southwest game were taken at John Kincaide Stadium ,9100 S. Polk Street in Dallas, on September 10, 2026.<\/p>\n
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John Pritchett checks his rosters before announcing a play as his daughter Cathy serves as his spotter. John has announced Dallas ISD athletic events for 60 years and his daughter Cathy has been alongside to assist for half that time. Dallas ISD Kincaide Stadium public address announcer John Pritchett is pictured as he announces action during the first half of a football game between Dallas Sunset and Fort Worth Southwest. Pritchett has been announcing DISD athletic events for six decades and is doing so in his 90\u2019s. Photos of the Sunset versus Fort Worth Southwest game were taken at John Kincaide Stadium ,9100 S. Polk Street in Dallas, on September 10, 2026.<\/p>\n
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Dallas ISD Kincaide Stadium public address announcer John Pritchett is pictured as he announces action during the first half of a football game between Dallas Sunset and Fort Worth Southwest as his daughter Cathy helps him by spotting players. John has been announcing Dallas ISD athletic events for six decades and has had his daughter alongside for half that time. Photos of the Sunset versus Fort Worth Southwest game were taken at John Kincaide Stadium ,9100 S. Polk Street in Dallas, on September 10, 2026.<\/p>\n
Steve Hamm\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n
Dallas ISD Kincaide Stadium public address announcer John Pritchett is pictured as he announces action during the first half of a football game between Dallas Sunset and Fort Worth Southwest. Pritchett has been announcing DISD athletic events for six decades and his daughter Cathy has been alongside to assist for half that time. Photos of the Sunset versus Fort Worth Southwest game were taken at John Kincaide Stadium ,9100 S. Polk Street in Dallas, on September 10, 2026.<\/p>\n
Steve Hamm\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n
Dallas ISD Kincaide Stadium public address announcer John Pritchett is pictured as he announces action during the first half of a football game between Dallas Sunset and Fort Worth Southwest. Pritchett has been announcing DISD athletic events for six decades and his daughter Cathy has been alongside as his assistant for half that time. Photos of the Sunset versus Fort Worth Southwest game were taken at John Kincaide Stadium ,9100 S. Polk Street in Dallas, on September 10, 2026.<\/p>\n
Steve Hamm\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n
John Pritchett is assisted by his daughter Cathy as they announce the first half action from a makeshift table as Kincaide Stadium had an inoperative elevator to the press box. John has been announcing sporting events for 60 years and his daughter Cathy has been his spotter and assistant in the press box for football games for 3o years. Dallas ISD Kincaide Stadium public address announcer John Pritchett is pictured as he announces action during the first half of a football game between Dallas Sunset and Fort Worth Southwest. Pritchett has been announcing DISD athletic events for six decades and is doing so in his 90\u2019s. Photos of the Sunset versus Fort Worth Southwest game were taken at John Kincaide Stadium ,9100 S. Polk Street in Dallas, on September 10, 2026.<\/p>\n
Steve Hamm\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n
Longtime sports event announcer and cross country starter John Pritchett explains rules and guidelines before the start of the Girls Class 5A Region 2 race. The Class 5A Region 2 boys and girls cross country teams competed at Lynn Creek Park at Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie on October 23, 2023. (Steve Hamm\/SpecialContributor)<\/p>\n
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He has called games or meets for the greatest athletes to come out of Dallas ISD: Hall of\u00a0Famer Chris Bosh and seven-time NBA All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge in basketball, Hall of Famer Tim Brown and Pro Bowlers Jessie Armstead and Richmond Webb in football, and Olympians Roy \u201cRobot\u201d Martin and McClinton Neal in track.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun,\u201d\u00a0Pritchett said. \u201cIf it wasn\u2019t, I wouldn\u2019t do it. I enjoy being around the coaches and the athletes. It keeps me going.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pritchett, sharp as a tack, is still doing public-address announcing for Dallas ISD football games again this season. He doesn\u2019t know when he\u2019ll stop.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s kind of up to the good Lord,\u201d he said. \u201cI have a neighbor that tells me that at my age, I shouldn\u2019t buy any green bananas, so it\u2019s kind of one day at a time. Nobody seems to be concerned about my age or anything. They just keep calling me, giving me a schedule and telling me where to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Dallas ISD Kincaide Stadium public address announcer John Pritchett is pictured as he shakes hands with Matthew Mullins, 11, after the youngster asked for and received an autograph from the legendary Dallas ISD athletic events announcer prior to the start of the game. Pritchett announced action during the football game between Dallas Sunset and Fort Worth Southwest. Pritchett has been announcing DISD athletic events for six decades and is doing so in his 90\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Steve Hamm\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n
Pritchett started announcing for Dallas\u00a0ISD at the Kimball Relays track meet in 1964, when the scheduled announcer couldn\u2019t make it because of inclement weather. But he got his start in the business in the 1950s during the Korean War, when he sprained his ankle and couldn\u2019t play basketball for his company team.<\/p>\n
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Luckily, he had a tape recorder with him and would do play-by-play for the games. When the Armed Forces Network needed announcers for its sporting events,\u00a0Pritchett got talked into trying out and found his calling.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of fun, a lot of experiences over the years,\u201d he said. \u201cI still enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pritchett was the voice of the UIL state track and cross country meets for 33 years. He worked the state volleyball tournament for 22 years and the state baseball tournament for five years. He has done PA announcing for many different Dallas ISD sports, and he still works TAPPS state championship events.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a very likable person. I have not met anybody who ever said a negative thing about him,\u201d said former Dallas\u00a0ISD athletic director Troy Mathieu, now the chief of athletics for Grand Prairie ISD. \u201cGreat personality, and then you go to those pipes and that awesome voice he has. It\u2019s distinctive and commands a presence to everyone in the audience. Everybody recognizes his voice as the voice of Dallas ISD. It\u2019s a legendary voice.\u201d<\/p>\n