Posted on 01/13/2009 2:37:50 PM PST by EveningStar
Why, thank you! Everyone likes a little praise every once in while, and I'm no different.
I think it was their second fight
The call I remember is the third round of the first fight when Patterson hit the canvas seven times. Keiter actually got his words mixed up as I recall he had Patterson knocking Johansson down one of those times. There was just so much action so fast. Nothing phony about it; just a guy trying to make his radio audience see what was happening.
Funny. I'd have to Google now to find out who the Heavyweight Champion is. Up until Tyson or so, it was a really big deal. And horse racing thinks it is in trouble! Red Smith is probably spinning in his grave.)
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Maybe he did the first fight too. I didn’t hear that.
Gowdy was another one I didn't particularly care for. Al D was great though, especially when he was Marty Glickman's sidekick for the Giants' radio broadcasts. Al D would call the plays before they happened. When the two of them did the game on radio, no one I knew listened to the sound from the TV. When Al D got to TV, I don't think he was as good as he was on the radio. Perhaps he was a victim of the overproduction I referred to earlier.
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In 1960, I obtained a tiny radio that could get only two stations—KRLA, whose transmitter was located in Whittier Narrows, about six miles from our home, and KFI, with its transmitter in nearby La Mirada. That year, I became a fan of the Dodgers and Vin Scully, who broadcast their games over KFI (now the Southland’s home for Rush Limbaugh).
By the way, KRLA in 1960 was a music station at 1110 kilocycles—no relation to today’s KRLA—”intelligent, conservative talk radio”—at 870 kcs.
Hmmm. Keith Obamamann didn’t make the list.
Patriots fans know that they have the best radio play by play guy in the NFL with Gil Santos.
I’m not surprised that Scully is #1. Scully not only has the longevity, but also people remember his many national baseball broadcasts for NBC over the years. Scully is the best reason why the Baseball Hall of Fame should include long-time baseball broadcasters (e.g., over ten years’ experience) as voters in addition to writers.
Glad to see Bob Prince on the list - he was an absolute treasure. Myron Cope should be there also, however.
Amen. He trained a lot of the people on that list. I don't have any arguments with Vin Scully or Mel Allen, but a lot of the others ahead of him, yes.
The guy who announced Vols football for so many years.
Go Matadors!
Wait a minue! Bill Walton made this list and Keith Jackson didn’t?
WHOA NELLIE! Something is just plain wrong about that.
We had 'em all the way. Beat 'em, Bucs.
Bob Costas....what a JOKE.
I never heard him. But your post reminds me of Mac McDonald who did Virgina football and basketball, whom I also enjoyed. And in fact I wondered why he languished where few would hear him. But now he's gone since last spring, not clear where to.
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I can’t believe Keith Jackson’s not on that list. To a lot of us, growing up, Keith Jackson WAS college football. Well, him, and whoever the guy was that did that Notre Dame highlight show that seemed to turn up everywhere on Sunday mornings.
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