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  • Legendary UGA broadcaster Larry Munson dies in Athens at age of 89

    11/20/2011 8:05:16 PM PST · by fkabuckeyesrule · 15 replies · 1+ views
    AJC ^ | November 20, 2011 | Chip Towers
    For a few unforgettable days in 1941, it seemed fate had plans for Larry Munson that had nothing to do with the Georgia Bulldogs. After all, once you’ve shared the stage with Frank Sinatra, it’s hard to dream of night games in Starkville, Miss. As a high school senior in Minneapolis, Munson was, by his own account, a “decent” piano player who loved jazz. He was in class when the phone call came. The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, in town and scheduled to play 28 shows over the next week, had lost its regular piano player to illness. “I had no...
  • (Play by play announcer Larry) Munson leaves Georgia's radio booth after 43 years

    09/22/2008 5:44:38 PM PDT · by GOP_Raider · 30 replies · 234+ views
    ESPN.com ^ | 22 Sept 2008 | Unidentified
    After 43 years as the lead voice on Georgia's radio network, play-by-play announcer Larry Munson announced Monday that he has retired, effective immediately. The 85-year-old Munson called No. 3 Georgia's first two home games this season but said he will not be in the booth Saturday when the Bulldogs take on No. 8 Alabama. "I can't express enough my deep feelings toward the Georgia football fans," Munson said in a statement released by Georgia. "They have been so friendly especially during this most recent period of time. I feel I owe them so much more than I can give. I'll...