Book review – Ralph Lawler ranks with Scully, Hearn, but lacked their audience

by Paul TeetorOver the last half century Los Angeles sports fans had the rare privilege of listening to three of the greatest play-by-play broadcasters ever: Chick Hearn, Vin Scully and…Ralph Lawler.Ralph who?Ralph Lawler, who introduced just as many hoops catchphrases as Scully did for baseball, and Hearn for basketball. The difference was Lawler announced for the Clippers, who had only a fraction of the millions of fans who made up Lakers Nation and Dodgers Nation.You didn’