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John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda (/ f ə. ˈ s ɛ n. d ə / fuh-SEN-duh; August 8, 1913 – September 26, 1984) was an American broadcaster and sports announcer.He was a fixture on Philadelphia radio and television for decades, and achieved national fame as a narrator for NFL Films and Football Follies.
New England Patriots play-by-play announcer Gil Santos narrated the year-in-review films of the 1974, 1976, and 1978 seasons, and New Orleans Saints films from their inception in 1967 through 1979 were narrated by Don Criqui, who called Saints games for the NFL on CBS in the team's early years, along with radio announcers Al Wester and Wayne Mack.
On September 18, 2012, Sabol died of brain cancer in Moorestown, New Jersey, 18 months after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in March 2011. He died at age 69, a week after his father's 96th birthday. [16] He was honored before every NFL game in Week 3 with a video tribute. [17]
George Allen "Pat" Summerall (May 10, 1930 – April 16, 2013) was an American professional football player and television sportscaster who worked for CBS, Fox, and ESPN.In addition to football, he announced major golf and tennis events.
Jiggs McDonald or Al Albert (select games during Thorne's New York Mets baseball assignments and New York Islanders's off-days) Peter McNab: 1993–95: Mike Emrick: Peter McNab: 1995–96: Mike Emrick: Doug Sulliman: 1996–2011: Mike Emrick: Chico Resch: 2011–14: Steve Cangialosi: Chico Resch: 2014–2022: Steve Cangialosi: Ken Daneyko Bryce ...
It was the first full-length production of NFL Films, founded by Ed Sabol and serving as the film division of the National Football League. [5]It was written and produced by Ed Sabol's son Steve Sabol, and voiced by John Facenda, whose narration begins: "It starts with a whistle and ends with a gun".
The show was taped at NFL Films' headquarters in Mount Laurel, New Jersey on Tuesday and aired at various times throughout the week beginning Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. Greg Gumbel was replaced in September 2015 by Adam Schein of CBS Sports, with Brown returning in 2016 as host and Schein taking a supporting role.
On television, Olson was an announcer on Break the Bank [6] and was the announcer and sometimes the host on Fun for the Money on ABC-TV in 1949. [6]: 372 Olson also was the announcer for Play Your Hunch. [7]: 288-289 Olson was host of Homemaker's Jamboree, an audience-participation game show that debuted on WJZ-TV on October 5, 1952. [8]