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Damn.

Almost made it to 83

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Enberg
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Always seemed like a really likeable guy to me. That really sucks. Best wishes to his friends and family.

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Enberg
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He was my all time favorite national announcer.

The guy had a great delivery and was always a solid pro.

Rest in Peace.

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Enberg
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oh my! Wasn't a sport Enberg didn't excel at golf.tennis,baseball and NCAA hoops.Remember him and McGuire doing the Teddy Grubbs game against UCLA..There was only one National Game a week...you could catch 2 Big Ten Games on Saturday...how much Harv Schmidt and Rick Howat can you handle? That game brought attention to the DePaul team and he tourney :D Somewhere somebody is singing Rain drops are falling on my head :cry:

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Enberg
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He was the goods. Walt said it best. He excelled at whatever sport he covered.

And he called the greatest game of my childhood.

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He was the goods. Walt said it best. He excelled at whatever sport he covered.

And he called the greatest game of my childhood.


Jet/Dolphin?

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Enberg
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Sorry to hear this news.

He broadcasted my favorite NFL game ever, the 1980 divisional playoff game between the San Diego Chargers with Fouts against the Oakland Raiders with Plunkett.


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Wasn’t it Enverg and Olson that did the 85 SB?

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He and Merlin Olsen were the voice of 80s AFC West 3pm games

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Enberg
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As much as I loved listening to Vin Scully, Vin was not as good as Enberg on national broadcasts.

Enberg is certainly the greatest college basketball PBP guy, and probably the greatest overal PBP guy out there in front of Curt Gowdy and "This is for all the Tostitos" Brent.

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Wasn’t it Enverg and Olson that did the 85 SB?

Yep


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 Post subject: Re: Dick Enberg
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badrogue17 wrote:
He and Merlin Olsen were the voice of 80s AFC West 3pm games

Loved watching those games as a kid with those 2.

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He and Merlin Olsen were the voice of 80s AFC West 3pm games

Loved watching those games as a kid with those 2.


Agreed.

Enberg was the best.


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badrogue17 wrote:
He and Merlin Olsen were the voice of 80s AFC West 3pm games


Yup, that was something I always looked forward to during that time.


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Dick Enberg calling football, Verne Lundquist at the Masters, Hawk & Wimpy calling Sox games. My all time favorites.

Here is a great call of his!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=73dW4740ILE

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Frank Coztansa wrote:
Dick Enberg calling football, Verne Lundquist at the Masters, Hawk & Wimpy calling Sox games. My all time favorites.

Here is a great call of his!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=73dW4740ILE


Hawk and Wimpy?

I guess Jack Drees and Bud Kelly doing play-by-play of the Don Gutteridge White Sox was before your time.

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 Post subject: Re: Dick Enberg
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always looked forward to Enberg on tennis. When he retired, I was pretty bummed. He was a true "voice of sports". RIP.


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He was my all-time favorite. So many great calls to pick from but one that stands out from more recent memory was Illinois-Arizona 2005. Even in his later years as he started having more trouble following the action, I still widely preferred to him to a lot of today's announcers because he still understood how to make himself a positive complement to what was occurring, no matter the sport.


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 Post subject: Re: Dick Enberg
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A class act.

RIP.


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jimmypasta wrote:
Frank Coztansa wrote:
Dick Enberg calling football, Verne Lundquist at the Masters, Hawk & Wimpy calling Sox games. My all time favorites.

Here is a great call of his!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=73dW4740ILE


Hawk and Wimpy?

I guess Jack Drees and Bud Kelly doing play-by-play of the Don Gutteridge White Sox was before your time.

Right in me wheel house JP that Gutteridge team lost 106 fuckin games!Tanking before Tanking was cool :lol:

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always looked forward to Enberg on tennis. When he retired, I was pretty bummed. He was a true "voice of sports". RIP.

Remember the Stan Smith Nastase final.......Smith being tall 6-3 /6-4 came out of his crouch to slam it passed Nastase back hand....in typical Enberg he stated Smith reminded him of Godzilla rising from the Sea of Japan for the point :D

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Seemed like an absolutely nice guy who broadcasted as if sports were fun

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Did Dan Bernstein find a way to shit on him yet?
That would probably stink up the funeral parlor.

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tommy wrote:
pittmike wrote:
Wasn’t it Enverg and Olson that did the 85 SB?

Yep


They sounded so pissed because it was a blowout

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Did Dan Bernstein find a way to shit on him yet?
That would probably stink up the funeral parlor.

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Did Dan Bernstein find a way to shit on him yet?



Jack Brickhouse would be jealous if that happened

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Remember he was in the booth for the all important Angels game where Reggie Jackson tried to kill the Queen and Frank Drebin saved them all.

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Remember he was in the booth for the all important Angels game where Reggie Jackson tried to kill the Queen and Frank Drebin saved them all.

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