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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.
Francis Newton Gifford (August 16, 1930 – August 9, 2015) was an American professional football player, actor, and television sports commentator.After a 12-year playing career as a halfback, flanker and safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL), he was a play-by-play announcer and commentator for 27 years on ABC's Monday Night Football.
Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference · 1972 NFL Draft Archived September 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine – from the Pro Football Hall of Fame; 2007 – Ahmad Rashad – (Bobby Moore) at the College Football Hall of Fame; Ahmad Rashad, Executive Producer, NBA Inside Stuff; Ahmad Rashad at IMDb; TV acres.com – 1985 marriage
This is a list of sports announcers and sports commentators. ... Fox 1998–2006, NFL Network 2006–08, Showtime 2008–present; Nat Coombs – Channel 5 2006–2009
He died there on April 16, 2013, of cardiac arrest at age 82. [33] After his death, Jerry Jones referred to Summerall as "royalty in the broadcast booth" while Madden called him "a great broadcaster and a great man" and added that "Pat Summerall is the voice of football and always will be."
He died at the age of 89 on June 12, 2018. [ 9 ] Meltzer occasionally did voice-over work for NFL Films and was a substitute host for NFL Films' weekly wrapup, This Week in Pro Football ( This Week in the NFL starting in 1974).
The original name of the franchise was Tiffany's, but after a lawsuit by Tiffany & Co., the luxury jeweler, the name was shortened. [37] He hosted Man Caves on the DIY Network. [38] He also hosted a documentary program called Mega Machines on The Learning Channel. [39] Siragusa also played a Russian mobster in the 2002 movie 25th Hour. [40]
Though he was the NFL on NBC ' s top announcer only once (Week 6 of the 1990 season), Criqui has always been a featured announcer in the American sports scene and is notable for his longevity. Criqui began with CBS in 1967 before moving to NBC Sports in 1979; he was 'traded' by CBS to NBC for Curt Gowdy. [6]