Harry Caray through the years

Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne and Harry Caray on April 16, 1982.

(William Yates / Chicago Tribune)

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Feb. 15, 2018 1:56 PM PT

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Hard to believe it, but Feb. 18, 2018, marks 20 years since the death of Chicago icon Harry Caray. Famous for broadcasting for the Cubs from 1982-1997, he also was a broadcaster for the White Sox (1971-1981), Oakland A’s (1970), St. Louis Browns (1945-1946, now the Baltimore Orioles) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1945-1969).

Harry Caray is joined in the broadcasting booth by President Ronald Reagan during a surprise visit Sept. 30, 1988, to Wrigley Field in Chicago.

(Charles Tasnadi / AP)

Harry Caray interviews Michael Jordan before a game between the White Sox and Cubs at Wrigley Field in 1994.

(Mark Elias / Chicago Tribune)

Harry Caray interviews Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg in Mesa, Ariz., on March 10, 1996.

(Eric Risberg / AP)

An impromptu shrine popped up outside Wrigley Field after the death of Harry Caray in 1998.

(Chris Walker / Chicago Tribune)

The Harry Caray statue wears a jersey on Oct. 6, 2016, before Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Wrigley Field.

(Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)

Bushels of green apples rest at legendary Cubs announcer Harry Caray’s gravesite Nov. 3, 2016, at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, a day after the Cubs won the World Series. After the final game of another losing season in 1991, Caray famously predicted the Cubs would eventually make it back to the World Series: “Sure as God made green apples, someday the Chicago Cubs are going to be in the World Series.”

(Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)

Harry Caray (in sign form) watches over Wrigley Field on April 10, 2017, as the Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2, at Wrigley Field on opening night.

(Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)

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