Ray Christensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 06-May-1924
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: 05-Feb-2017
Profession: sports commentator
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Ray Christensen
- Raymond P.
- "Ray" Christensen (May 6, 1924 – February 5, 2017) was an American sportscaster who was the play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota Golden Gophers sports teams from 1951 until 2001, working for WCCO in Minneapolis starting in 1963.Christensen was born in 1924 in Minneapolis.
- A 1949 graduate of the University of Minnesota, he also served with the United States Army in World War II.
- In 2002, he was inducted into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
- Christensen also worked games for the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, and Minneapolis Lakers.
- In addition to his sports coverage, Christensen hosted a daily music appreciation segment on WCCO-AM titled "Musing on Music." Christensen would play a brief excerpt of a classical music piece and then report on its history and other musicology.
- He died on February 5, 2017 at the age of 92 from an upper respiratory infection in Rosemount, Minnesota where he lived.
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