Favorite sports announcers of all time

pre841 wrote:

Bob Miller for the L.A. Kings has to be THE best hockey announcer of all time.

The CBC has a hockey play-by-play guy they've used for years by the name of Bob Cole. He's a legend in Canadian hockey circles, both for NHL games and international competitions. He knows all the players. No better sports announcer on the planet, but he only does hockey. Pleasure to listen to him talk even if you don't like the game.

The great Lindsay Nelson

College football undoubtedly Keith Jackson, But in the current CF world you gotta give it up for Brent Musberger

Chuck Thompson for baseball.

Johnny Most for hoops.

I think Dick Enberg was the best in football in his prime.

Keith Jackson was always one of my favorites for college football, but baseball announcers are generally the best (I'm guessing because they have to be so adept at filling dead air). And my favorites among that group would be:

MARTY BRENNAMAN -- He is great on his own, but listening to the team of Brennaman and Joe Nuxall (may he R.I.P.) was a a great way to while away a summer evening.

BOB UECKER -- He knows his baseball and is hilarious.

ERNIE HARWELL -- Another guy who could weave a good story in between pitches.

By the way, Harry Caray was probably the most overrated announcer of all time. But I guess Cubs fans wouldn't know any better.

Agale wrote:

Chick Hearn

done and done

Seconded. Chick Hearn was the best basketball announcer I've ever heard.

Arthur Guinness wrote:

BOB UECKER -- He knows his baseball and is hilarious.

I don't think much of Uecker. Funny guy, but too often his "analysis" of younger players is: "I like this kid. I really do."

Vin Scully is the master of baseball. He could paint such a picture with words, yet his call of Nolan Ryan's fifth no-hitter (I believe) was classic; he barely said a word the entire ninth innning, letting the crowd noise tell the story.

I thought Pee Wee Reese was the best baseball color man ever, but then again, I was a kid at the time. But I learned a lot about how to play the game from his explanations.

I like the guy who used to do Pittsburgh Penguins hockey (Mike Lange comes to mind for some reason): "Scratch my back with a hacksaw."

British guys like Henry Longhurst are perfect for golf.

Ralph Boston was a great track announcer in the 1970s. Or maybe it's just because I loved the way he said "Bouncy Moore."

On the flip side, I remember O.J. Simpson doing the men's 4x4 in the 1984 Olympics, saying something like; "There's a pretty good chance that the US can maybe get close on this leg." Don't recall the exact words, but I just remember thinking that he had hedged his bets as well as one possibly could.

Have to agree with many of the names listed.

The current Sunday night baseball team of Joe Morgan and John Miller (Think I have his name right) are very good, very well prepared.

Biggest favorite is Keith Jackson. Growing up pre-espn and cable, we got 1-2 college games a weekend on TV and you knew it was the best one if Keith and Frank Broyles were in the booth. Contrary to public opinion, "whoah Nellie" wasn't one of his catch-phrases....

However, I do remember a lot of "fuuuumble...Ooooklahoma"

No one could call a baseball game like Jack Buck in his prime.

Speaking of Keith Jackson, he is so damn good he makes those Gatorade commercials exciting.

Myron Cope

Charlie Jones is the best track and field announcer that I\'ve ever heard. \"The Voice of Track and Field\" as far as I\'m concerned. Put Marty Liquori by his side and you have The Dream Team.

Rico

The Mize wrote:

College football undoubtedly Keith Jackson, But in the current CF world you gotta give it up for Brent Musberger

Huge Musberger fan. As far as track, any random Brit off the street makes an incredible announcer; when Cram announced Komen's 3k, it was incredible.

Arthur Guinness wrote:

By the way, Harry Caray was probably the most overrated announcer of all time. But I guess Cubs fans wouldn't know any better.

Those of us who are old enough to remember would know better because Jack Brickhouse was a great announcer, as was Milo Hamilton when he was a Cubs broadcaster. And I think with what he has to work with (Ronnie Santo -- god bless him) Pat Hughes does a nice job as well.

But if I had one baseball game left in my life to listen to, I would want it to be called by Vin Scully or the ghost of Jack Buck.

1500Master wrote:

Have to agree with many of the names listed.

The current Sunday night baseball team of Joe Morgan and John Miller (Think I have his name right) are very good, very well prepared.

Joe Morgan is well prepared?

I've heard it all now.

Keith Jackson

Whooooaaa Nellie !!!!!

Paul Sherwen

Phil Liggett

Ernie Harwell's been mentioned

Don Cherry's 5 minutes between periods 1 & 2 of Hockey Nite in Canada on Sat

Boston retired Johnny Most's microphone. Havlicek stole the ball is a great call, maybe not quite as great as do you believe in miracles but it's a good one.