He also was the announcer for “The Catch” game, NFC Championship, 49er’s over Dallas.
Yep. I think that was season of the 49ers first Super Bowl Championship. The 49ers acquired future Hall of Fame pass rusher Fred Dean who got 5 sacks in his first game as a 49er. Scully called Fred Dean “the dean of men.”
Vin Scully described Tony Gwynn as a man with “a silver bat, a golden glove and a platinum personality.” Compare that with the “guttural illiterates” (quote from Howard Cosell) that are in the broadcast booth today.