Sports Chicago sportscaster Les Grobstein, who recorded famous Lee Elia rant, dies at 69 January 17, 2022 Steve Gardner, USA TODAY Comments Off on Chicago sportscaster Les Grobstein, who recorded famous Lee Elia rant, dies at 69 Les Grobstein spent more than 50 years in sports broadcasting. He's best known for preserving Cubs manager Lee Elia's profane rant after a 1983 loss.