Shelby Whitfield
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Whitfield was born in Frost, Texas. He attended the University of Texas, where he announced games and did play-by-play coverage for the Plainview Ponies, a minor league team based in Plainview, Texas. He joined the Army in 1955 and became the sports director of American Forces Network within two years.[2] He was a Specialist Fifth Class.
Washington Senators announcing career
Whitfield was a play-by-play announcer for the Washington Senators in 1969 and 1970.
