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.
So true about the “guttural illiterates.” As Phil Mushnick, sports columnist for the New York Post has said (I’m paraphrasing a bit), “So many announcers say they idolize Vin Scully, but so few announce a game like Vin Scully.” Vin knew when to say nothing and let the game speak for itself, that’s a lost art today.