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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.
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".
NFL Films also produced for Showtime the five-part miniseries Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League, which aired in the fall of 2009 as part of the American Football League 50th anniversary celebration. NFL Films produces an annual highlight film for each team every season, distributed by home video. If a team had a ...
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The term "America's Team" is a nickname that refers to the National Football League (NFL)'s Dallas Cowboys. The nickname originated with the team's 1978 highlight film, where the narrator (John Facenda) opens with the following introduction: They appear on television so often that their faces are as familiar to the public as presidents and ...
An obvious missed penalty cost the Minnesota Vikings a chance at a late comeback in their 30-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday. (Watch the video below.) Fans were furious.
Kalas joined NFL Films as a narrator in 1975. He became its primary voice, following the passing of John Facenda in 1984. He provided the narration to the highlights on Inside the NFL from its inception in 1976 through the 2008 season. [18] Following Kalas' death, fellow Philadelphia Phillies announcer Scott Graham took over his Inside the NFL ...
It wouldn’t be a proper NFL weekend without some kind of massive controversy over officiating, now would it? Unfortunately for the Dallas Cowboys, they got the bad end of the call this week.