I first heard Dave Niehaus as the announcer of UCLA Bruins basketball and football back in the late 60's, and also for a brief time as the then California Angels announcer.
I'd have LOVED to have heard him do basketball and/or football. Just wow.
As a 14-year-old, I loved him ... from about 1990 on, the dominant aspect of Dave's work for me, became his unfairness to pitchers. It ruined the broadcasts for me after awhile, and if you paid attention, you could hear partners like Joe Simpson and Mike Blowers get exasperated on-air with his premise that every enemy run was the result of negligence on the part of the M's pitcher. For me, it was a fatal flaw.
That said, probably no broadcaster ever had a more distinctive, addictive voice and personality, or one better matched to his sport, and his talent for a visual description was right up there with the best.
The PNW is super blessed to have had 35 years of Dave Niehaus.