triplexxx
01-13-2018, 11:00 PM
Voice of college football for over 50 years. Also broadcasted MLB, PGA, NBA, NFL, Auto Racing, Boxing, Olympics, etc. Nicknamed the Rose Bowl "The Granddaddy of Them All" & Michigan Stadium "The Big House", also coined expressions like "Whoa, Nellie" & "Big Uglies". The first play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football. Awarded National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame gold medal & Amos Alonzo Stagg Award from the American Football Coaches Association, and named in Rose Bowl Hall of Fame & American Sportscaster Hall of Fame. Has departed peacefully at 89.