I knew that I was in trouble in the opening chapter when the author gets the date of his "life changing event" (a stroke) wrong.

Sanitzed autobiography that really just glosses over much of Caray's life and career. In retrospect, this book was likely written to capitialize on similar books (John Madden comes to mind) that were popular at the time.

This is about what I would expect from Harry Caray - very self-serving and overblown. However, if you like baseball history, it is worth it to read about some of the things that he witnessed over his career.

If you are a fan of broadcasters and a fan of baseball it is a must read. Published in the late 80’s there is very little on Harry Carry’s career as the cubs broadcaster. Nonetheless very interesting and cool to see how the sport of baseball has changed from the time he started to the time he released this book.

I am amazed by how many young people don't remember Harry Caray. He is best remembered by me as the Chicago Cubs blowhard announcer in the 1980s. In this 1989 autobiography Harry tells of the days when he was a Cardinals announcer, an A's announcer, a White Sox announcer and finally a Cubs announcer. Harry tells some great stories but he certainly had a huge ego. Most of the stories focus on what a great announcer he was and how much the fans loved him. From screaming "Holy Cow" to singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" to his connection and love for Budweiser Harry gives a slanted view on Harry. I always thought he was way overrated as a TV announcer but my grandfather was a Cub fan and when he died I got his Harry Caray book. Figured it was time to give it a read. I am sure Cub fans miss him.

Even though I was never able to listen to Harry Caray in person because he was before my time he is still a cubs legend and and I respect him. His book however is what I expected mosstly average but with some good points throughout.

Growing up in Chicago I was a Cubs fan. At least I thought that I was one. It turned out that I was more of a Harry Caray fan than anything. His child like enthusiasm and love of the game was contagious. I always knew, no matter what, he was the biggest Chicago Cubs fan and cheerleader.

I don’t know if this book was great due to good writing skills or not. I do know that Mr. Caray has been missed and loved by many people. I am one of them.

It was nice hearing from you, Harry. Rest in peace.

If you're a baseball fan who remembers Harry Caray broadcasting games on WGN, this is a fun book.

If you grew up a Cubs fan in the 1980's, Harry was the TV voice you heard on a near daily basis. A humorous retrospective on Harry's early career.

I read Carey’s “Holy Cow!” right after reading the book about him read by his long-time on-air partner Steve Stone “Where’s Harry?”. I recommend reading these together. Steve includes many of the same stories as Harry, but they are obviously told from an outsiders perspective. When you read Harry’s story, you understand what Harry wants you to understand about his life. The persona that he built over the years is on display here – Harry being the voice of the fans, Harry partying it up all night, Harry shilling for his friends and his oft-times beer sponsors. Harry also explains his rise through radio in Joliet and Kalamazoo, working there with Paul Harvey. The stories of his early life focus on the drive Caray had to become a sportscaster, and it is a surprisingly motivating story. But overall, you get from Harry that he dedicated himself to broadcasting, above all else including family. But from Stone, you get the sense that there also lurks a genius behind Harry’s rise, and sometimes it is an evil genius, or at least a remarkably self-centered genius. Stone illustrates the reasons behind some of the things that Harry did, things that added to his fame and tenure. Taking Stone’s book along with this book of Harry’s together, you get a much more complex idea of who Harry Caray was, and in my mind that make’s him a much more interesting person.
By the way, Goodreads suggests that the 5 books most similar to “Holy Cow!” are all horror books, four by Stephen King. I’ll need time to process this….

Fun read on this American sports legend.

read some time in 1992

Brought back many fun memories of ballgames with my dad in the 70’s and 80’s. It’s written much like Harry broadcasted, sometimes wordy and confusing, but we’ll worth the time.