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December 22, 2017
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Oh my. Enberg was fortunate to be present for many historic sporting moments. He knew how lucky he was. I'll have to think about whether I have a favorite moment.
posted by beaverboard at 10:06 AM on December 22, 2017
If there ever is a Mount Rushmore of sports announcers, Dick Enberg would occupy the central and most prominent place. He did all things well. I particularly enjoyed listening to him when he broadcast the major tennis tournaments. I would actually get up early on the weekends just to hear him doing "Breakfast at Wimbledon".
posted by Howard_T at 02:26 PM on December 22, 2017
RIP Dick Enberg, one of the all time great sportscasters. Here's a great story by him of Norm Cash bringing a table leg to bat during Nolan Ryan's second no-hitter.
His sportscasting career spanned 60+ years. He covered just about everything: football, baseball, tennis, horse racing, golf, Olympics.
I loved hearing him and Merlin Olsen call NFL games on TV. (The other great announcing team was Pat Summerall and John Madden.)