Birth Name: | Norberto Longo |
Birth Date: | February 15, 1942 |
Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Death Place: | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Occupation: | Television Journalist, Television personality, Sports anchor |
Yearsactive: | 1962–2003 |
Spouse: | Emilse Raponi (1980–2003) |
Norberto Longo (February 15, 1942 - April 19, 2003) was a Spanish-language sportscaster in the United States. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Norberto Longo primarily provided Spanish-language commentary of soccer matches.[1] A lifelong boxing fan, he hosted the weekly Boxeo Estelar television show on Univision,[2] commenting live on fights featuring Julio César Chávez, Roberto Durán and Wilfredo Gómez, among others.
Norberto Longo was the lead sports analyst for Spanish International Network/Univision from 1984 to 1999.[3] He was the former reporting partner of Andrés Cantor for almost a decade on Univision and later with Telemundo 1999 to 2003.[4]
Longo died on April 19, 2003, of a heart attack at the age of 61.[5]