Remembering Dick Enberg
Legendary broadcaster was a friend of Al McGuire and Marquette
The Marquette University community mourns the passing of legendary broadcaster Dick Enberg, a dear friend to Marquette and a close friend and colleague of Al McGuire. Enberg honored that friendship by writing a wonderful one-act play, McGuire. We’re thankful that he was able to see that play come to life on our campus.
The recipient of an honorary doctor of letters degree from Marquette in May 2009, we were proud to have Dick Enberg serve as our Commencement speaker. At that time, he noted the importance of saying thank you.
“The message is: thank you, two words of empowerment for all who use them. And when written bring even an added feeling of warmth to the recipient and bonus power to the sender. Thank you. Say it, write it, with conviction. Why don’t we use it more often? It’s free. Why not try it out today, to Mom and Dad or a classmate or favorite professor? Thank you.”
The Marquette University community says thank you to Dick Enberg for inspiring our students and alumni across the world. We offer prayers of comfort to his family and friends during this difficult time.
The following web page has the transcript of Enberg’s Commencement speech in 2009 at Marquette University.
