[clintonh8r]

I agree that Jack Buck and Hank Stram were the best ever NFL commentators. MNF with Jack and Hank....it was better than TV!

[BluesDuke]

I agree that Jack Buck and Hank Stram were the best ever NFL commentators.

They were good. So was Marty Glickman, many years ago, doing the radio games of the New York Giants. I'm not much for football and haven't been for a long time, but it was a treat to hear announcers like that calling the football games when I was growing up. Glickman's old partner Al DeRogatis was an excellent play analyst, and I recall the old Giant star Kyle Rote working the booth with them and hosting a local New York City sports report in the morning. He was one of the few former football players I can recall who was a credible broadcaster.

[Benrand]

I used to listen to Jack and Hank on my little AM radio when I should have been sleeping...they were great...Hank was unique in that he coached the game but didn't rely on cliches or condescension, like Parcells, Esiason, COllinsworth or Trumpy.

And it seemd they liked each other, good chemistry. It was the sound of football for me for many years...other than Myron Cope and Jack Fleming.

[nickcarraway]

Jack Buck was the best at football. It was like watching it on TV, he gave you the all the info you needed. Listen to a football game on the radio today and you're lucky if they tell you the down and distance every five minutes. If I wanted to be a football announcer I'd listen to all the tapes of him I could get.