Posted on 09/11/2013 3:52:44 PM PDT by EveningStar
Keith Jackson has some stories, all right. Of riding his horse four miles to his rural Georgia high school. Of nights carousing with Paul "Bear" Bryant. Of the time Howard Cosell, smelling like a Russian distillery, set Jackson's pants on fire during a telecast of "Monday Night Football." ...
Any other tips for today's broadcasters?
"They talk too damn much," he says. "You wear the audience out." ...
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That was Al Ciraldo. He did basketball play-by-play, too. “Lots of iron - GOOD!” on a free throw, and “Toe meets leather” on kickoffs were hallmarks.
Thank you. Appreciate knowing who it was.
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