Researching Bob Neal
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The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Neal on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Neal and the Neal Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Neal Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Neal family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 10561 people with the Neal surname in the UK? Neal is now ranked number 544 for popularity in the UK. |
Neal Family History Databases
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Neal Forums
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Some Famous People called Bob Neal
Bob Neal (Cleveland sportscaster)
Robert Neal (1916 – December 29, 1983) was an American sportscaster who worked primarily in Cleveland, Ohio.
Neal graduated from Columbia University.
He broadcast the Cleveland Indians on radio 1957–1961 and 1965–1972, and on television 1952–1953 and 1962–1964. He was also the original broadcaster for Cleveland Browns football games on radio and television starting in 1946 and continuing through 1951. He handled the 1954 Orange Bowl game for CBS television, 1955 and 1956 World Series for Mutual radio and the 1957 World Series for NBC radio.
In 1955, Neal began his own World of Sports program Monday - Thursday nights on Mutual.
Neal also worked as a sportscaster for KYW-TV (now WKYC-TV) in Cleveland, appearing alongside weatherman Joe Finan; occasionally, fellow sportscaster Jim Graner would fill in for Neal.
On September 20, 1961, Neal along with Hank Greenberg called a baseball game for ABC between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles.
Source: Bob Neal (Cleveland sportscaster), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Neal
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