Norman H. Davila
Puerto Rican sportscaster, writer, educator and amateur baseball player (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norman Hopgood Dávila (born 1943)[1] was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Former television sports broadcaster, writer and amateur baseball player. He is mostly remembered for his 50-year tenure as a radio and television broadcaster of horse racing in the island, from Hipodromo El Comandante in Carolina and Hipodromo Camarero (originally known as "El Nuevo Comandante") in the northern Puerto Rican city of Canóvanas. Dávila's most famous phrase is "Y abren las compuertas, y estan en carrera!" ("And the floodgates open, and they are racing!"), which he pronounced at the start of each race that he covered over his 50 years on the Puerto Rican radio and television transmissions.[2] Dávila, who is also a former basketball and professional boxing sportscaster, is a member of the Puerto Rican Horse Racing Hall of Fame.[3]
Norman Hopgood Dávila | |
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Born | 1943 |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Occupation(s) | Sports commentator, journalist, teacher |
Spouse | Belén Matías Acevedo |
Children | Marisol, Javier, René |
Parent(s) | Norman M. Hopgood Casanova and Elena Dávila Blázquez |
By a Telemundo estimate, Dávila has narrated more than 70,000 horse races in Puerto Rico.[4]