Editing Jack Buck (section)

==Death==
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Jack Buck died on June 18, 2002, in St. Louis's [[Barnes-Jewish Hospital]] from a combination of illnesses. He had stayed in the hospital since January 3 of that year to undergo treatment for lung cancer, [[Deep brain stimulation|Parkinson's disease]], and to correct an [[intestine|intestinal]] blockage.

Within two hours of his death, fans were leaving flowers at the base of his bust outside [[Busch Memorial Stadium|Busch Stadium]] even though it was the middle of the night. The flags at [[St. Louis City Hall]] and the St. Louis County Government Center were lowered to half-staff, the local television news anchors all wore black suits for the next several days, and a public visitation was held in the stadium before the next baseball game after his death, with free admission to the game for all the mourners who filed past his coffin.

Buck was interred at [[Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery]] in south St. Louis County. His spot on the KMOX Cardinals broadcasts was subsequently filled by former [[Colorado Rockies]] announcer Wayne Hagin beginning in 2003. Hagin (who went on to the [[New York Mets]] after his stint in St. Louis) moved over to television for the 2006 season, and his spot was filled by one of Buck's protégés, former [[Chicago White Sox]] announcer [[John Rooney (sportscaster)|John Rooney]]. Rooney and Hagin had worked together on radio for the White Sox in the late 1980's and 1990's.

Buck's youngest son, [[Joe Buck|Joe]], read the eulogy at his father's church funeral. Jack Buck was married twice and had eight children in all; five daughters and three sons. Joe Buck was the lead play-by-play announcer for both [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Major League Baseball]] and [[NFL on Fox|the NFL]] on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]]. Joe Buck has also done occasional local telecasts for the Cardinals as well as commercials for a local automobile dealership. Jack and Joe Buck are also the only father and son to call play-by-play of Super Bowl telecasts. The pair bookended a 50-year championship drought for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]; Jack having called Super Bowl IV (the Chiefs first SB victory), and Joe announcing the team's victory in [[Super Bowl LIV]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Sam Farmer |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-01-27/joe-buck-father-jack-super-bowl-broadcast |title=Joe Buck sees familiar tie with father, Jack, as he prepares for Super Bowl broadcast |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 27, 2020 |access-date=February 3, 2020}}</ref>

During postseason telecasts, Joe has often paid homage to his father by signing off with "We'll see you tomorrow night!". When the Cardinals won the [[2006 World Series]], Joe quoted his father again saying, "For the first time since {{wsy|1982}}, St. Louis has a World Series winner!", referencing Jack's line when the Cards won in 1982, "And that's a winner! That's a winner! A World Series winner for the Cardinals!". During the [[2011 World Series|2011 Series]], Joe punctuated [[David Freese]]'s 11th inning walk-off homer for the Cardinals in Game 6 with "We will see you ... tomorrow night!", near similar to the 1991 Puckett home run description, a call he said he did to celebrate his father.<ref name="FinalCalls">{{cite news|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/dan-caesar/article_e5a0c71b-a5df-515f-9712-052a3953d13a.html|title=Joe Buck honors father in Series call|last=Caesar|first=Dan|date=28 October 2011|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|access-date=29 October 2011}}</ref> When the Cardinals won Game 7, he did not quote his father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?c_id=mlb&content_id=19959961&topic_id=25589992|title=Cardinals win 2011 World Series|date=October 28, 2011|access-date=October 29, 2011|work=MLB.com}}</ref><ref name="FinalCalls"/>