Excluding Cawood Ledford, who's your favorite play by play announcer in different sports, past or present?
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I think Vin Skully's voice was absolutely made for being a baseball announcer. Just perfect.
I know a lot don't like him, but I'd soon hear Vitale call a CBB game than anybody.
I know a lot don't like him, but I'd soon hear Vitale call a CBB game than anybody.
I can't wait to hear Joe Buck and Troy Aikman again. It's been far too long.
Jack Buck and Mike Shannon for the St Louis Cardinals.
Why? He is just very average. Sounds like he doesn’t know what’s going on most of the time.
Claude Sullivan, Lindsey Nelson and Don Criqui and Dick Stockton.
He’s just the voice of March Madness during my favorite years. Hearing him call the last 30 seconds of a close game has always been my favorite.
Marty Breneman is the greatest of all time.
MLB: Joe Garagiola
NFL: Brent Musberger
NBA: Dick Enberg
NCAAF: Vern Lundquist
NCAAM: Gus Johnson
NFL: Brent Musberger
NBA: Dick Enberg
NCAAF: Vern Lundquist
NCAAM: Gus Johnson
When did Dick Enberg ever do the NBA?
He certainly did a ton of college basketball, but I don’t recall him EVER doing NBA games. What a weird choice.
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Reds games just don’t sound right without Marty.
For those of us who listened to Cawood Ledford there is not better.
Bob Uecker or Harry Carey! I'd loved to have sit right next to them after any 5th inning of a game!
He called some games for NBC. I dont remember him doing a lot of them though, but I do remember him calling some.
I enjoyed Tom Hammond calling NBA on NBC games.
Fair enough. If so, then I must’ve missed or forgotten the few he did.
Marv Albert was always NBC’s main NBA guy, and I also recall Tom Hammond and Bob Costas doing plenty NBA games for NBC. But Dick Enberg was instead always associated with college basketball, not the pros (NBC didn’t even start doing NBA games until the 90s when his career was near its end).
So he seems a strange choice for that category.
College football---Lindsey Nelson
NFL----Ray Scott
NBA---Marv Alpert
Baseball---Jack Buck
College Basketball---Joe Dean
Wrestling---Gordon Soley
Boxing----Don Dunphy
NFL----Ray Scott
NBA---Marv Alpert
Baseball---Jack Buck
College Basketball---Joe Dean
Wrestling---Gordon Soley
Boxing----Don Dunphy
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I’m surprised nobody has yet mentioned Keith Jackson for college football.
No other voice was ever more nationally and widely associated with that sport. And for several decades.
No other voice was ever more nationally and widely associated with that sport. And for several decades.
As a team fan on radio...
1. Marty & Joe (cowboy is good too)
2. Tom Leach
As far as TV...
1. Ian Eagle
2. Gus Johnson
3. Kevin Harlan
1. Marty & Joe (cowboy is good too)
2. Tom Leach
As far as TV...
1. Ian Eagle
2. Gus Johnson
3. Kevin Harlan
Tommy is starting to grow on me. He is better than I thought he would be. I think Cowboy staying on has helped.
College Basketball - Dick Endberg
College Football - Keith Jackson
NFL - Madden\Sumerall
Baseball - Vin Scully
NBA - Marv Albert
College Football - Keith Jackson
NFL - Madden\Sumerall
Baseball - Vin Scully
NBA - Marv Albert
Jim McKay - Wide World of Sports/ Olympics (1972 specifically)
This wont be a popular answer...BUT: Dickie V about "30 years ago." Brought so much energy to each and every broadcast and took college basketball to another level. Loved hearing and watching him back then. But times have changed a bit for sure. But given what he brought to the sport...Hall of Famer very well deserved!! Anyone on here around 60 knows exactly what I'm talking about.
Mel Allen -- baseball
I think Tom Leach details the game better than Cawood did, but Leach's screaming is a deal breaker. It's not only excessive, it seems a little faked.
I think Tom Leach details the game better than Cawood did, but Leach's screaming is a deal breaker. It's not only excessive, it seems a little faked.
Not sure about detailing the game part but agree totally on the screaming part. I can’t listen to Leach at all.
I like Leach and the cowboy, and as another poster said Tommy Thrall has grown on me. Dave Lapham and Dan Hoard are awesome, but the best announcer duo is and always will be Lance Russell and Dave Brown
Are you just saying that because of his work narrating the This Week in Baseball TV show?
The Yankees abruptly fired him as their radio guy in the early 60s and he never did play by play again. so I kinda doubt you actually heard him do games. His voice is most remembered for his later work doing the TWIB show.
My favorite Bobby the Brain Heenan was when Shawn Michaels threw Marty Jannetty through the window and Brain goes, "Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape. Did you see that? What an act of cowardism"Marty Brennaman.
And of course:
Such a classic. he and Gorilla were great together.
You're talking about the only time I ever listened to baseball. 1959-1862. Baseball was the perfect game to listen to while I mowed the lawn on Saturday afternoons.
Loved Hammond on the JP network doing SEC games.
