Of Mikes and Men From Ray Scott to Curt Gowdy: Tales from the Pro Football Booth

by Smith, Curt

• ISBN13: 9781888698114
• ISBN10: 188869811X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781461712961
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

Summary

Drawing fans to the stadium, person or by radio/TV, the Voices in this book shaped the way generations experience the game. This book shares their recollections many todl expressly for this book-about subjects as diverse as the early AFL, Lombardi and Landry.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	ix	(1)
PREFACE	x
1 THE ANNOUNCERS	1	(27)
2 BEGINNINGS (Early Days)	28	(11)
3 SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY (TV Tackles Radio)	39	(7)
4 PIECE OF DREAMS (CBS-TV's Eye)	46	(5)
5 I'LL TAKE MANHATTAN (The First America's Team)	51	(6)
6 SWEET SEASONS (Great Days/Years I)	57	(16)
7 DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY (Defense)	73	(12)
8 SHOW ME (The Analyst)	85	(18)
9 REVOLUTION (American Football League)	103	(7)
10 SOMETHING WONDERFUL (Lombardi and Green Bay)	110	(12)
11 SEASONS IN THE SUN (Great Days/Years II)	122	(17)
12 OH, WHAT A NIGHT ("Monday Night Football")	139	(10)
13 PASTURES OF PLENTY (Offense)	149	(16)
14 BIG SPENDER (Sponsors)	165	(4)
15 I LOVE TO LAUGH (Booth Yarns)	169	(23)
16 CAREFULLY TAUGHT (Tom Landry)	192	(5)
17 HAPPY TALK (The Voices on One Another)	197	(18)
18 THERE GOES THAT SONG AGAIN (Howard Cosell)	215	(8)
19 MR. WIZARD (Coaches)	223	(14)
20 THE NEW KIDS IN TOWN (Fox and Cable TV)	237	(12)
21 LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE (Owners)	249	(9)
22 WAY OVER YONDER (On and Off the Field)	258	(24)
23 FINALE (Football Nation)	282	(10)
INDEX	292	(15)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR	307