NFL Broadcaster Pat Summerall Dies

[Carp]

Raftery is a color guy though...play by play guys don't seem to have those catchphrase...even Al Michaels' "do you believe in miracles" line was only once.

 

[boozeman]

I'm struggling to think of a Pat Summerall go to line.

Like "Onions" - Bill Raftery or ".....with no regard for human life" - Kevin Harlan

Did Summerall have one?

He didn't need to have one.

He was great in that he could just saw a few words and sum it up without catch phrases.

Aikman...handoff...Emmitt Smith...TOUCHDOWN

 

[Smitty]

Count me in the group that hates Gus Johnson. And I'm usually pretty tolerant of bad announcing.

 

[Carp]

One thing was that he always said Emmit's first and last name.

 

[boozeman]

I liked how he and Madden meshed. If his career ended with Brookshier...eh...

 

[EZ22]

Summerall did have the "None of them are chipshots" thing when Madden would call a FG a chipshot.

 

[Texas Ace]

I liked how he and Madden meshed. If his career ended with Brookshier...eh...

@ that exchange about Burt Reynolds.

Madden:"Didn't you coach Burt Reynolds?"

Summerall: "Yes, I did"

M: "At Florida State?"

S: "Yes"

M: "Was he any good?"

S: "He was a defensive back"

M: "I know! Was he any good I said"

S: "He had a nice personality"

 

[Texas Ace]

Aikman...handoff...Emmitt Smith...TOUCHDOWN

One thing was that he always said Emmit's first and last name.

One of my favorite calls of his pertaining to Emmitt was on the run where he separated his shoulder.

It was the trademark Summerall call: "And Emmitt Smith......." followed by silence until he's tackled.

It's at the 34:45 mark:

 

[Cotton]

God damn, that video reminds me just how much I used to hate Madden having control of replays to illustrate shit. Drove me nuts.

 

[EZ22]

God damn, that video reminds me just how much I used to hate Madden having control of replays to illustrate shit. Drove me nuts.

You're crazy. That shit is classic. Madden was awesome.

 

[boozeman]

Summerall did have the "None of them are chipshots" thing when Madden would call a FG a chipshot.

Which is understandable since he was a former kicker.

Take that to Joe Buck who is only able to give witty comments about fine dining and window dressing.

 

[boozeman]

You're crazy. That shit is classic. Madden was awesome.

Him describing the sweat rolling down Derek Kennard's pants during a blowout was flatout greatness.

 

[EZ22]

@ that exchange about Burt Reynolds.

Madden:"Didn't you coach Burt Reynolds?"

Summerall: "Yes, I did"

M: "At Florida State?"

S: "Yes"

M: "Was he any good?"

S: "He was a defensive back"

M: "I know! Was he any good I said"

S: "He had a nice personality"

Thanks for the play by play, Summerace.

 

[EZ22]

I'm completely biased when it comes to Summerall. When I hear his voice, it reminds me if my childhood. Can't get enough of the guy.

 

[Cotton]

You're crazy. That shit is classic. Madden was awesome.

I hated when Madden would replay things back and forth and back and forth and then use his telestrator pen to circle shit that wasn't there or circle 15 things that ended up just confusing everyone, Madden included.

 

[boozeman]

I hated when Madden would replay things back and forth and back and forth and then use his telestrator pen to circle shit that wasn't there or circle 15 things that ended up just confusing everyone, Madden included.

Everyone?

No, just you.

 

[Cotton]

Everyone?

No, just you.

Hated. the. telestrator.

 

[EZ22]

Whatever, Madden was greatness. Madden + Summerall? Best team of all time IMO.

 

[boozeman]

Hated. the. telestrator.

If I could draw a circle around your avatar and write wap! next to it right now, I would.

 

[Cotton]

I loved Madden, don't get me wrong. I just hated his drawing all over the screen and the back and forth with the replays. go/stop/go/stop/backup/go/stop/backup/go