Pat Summerall: Started doing NFL games for CBS in 1962 after retiring from a nine-year NFL career as a kicker primarily for the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants. The story goes that Ed Sabol, Steve’s father, discovered Facenda at a bar in 1965 when he overheard him describing NFL Films footage that was airing on TV.Ģ. While he was a news anchor on Philadelphia TV from 1948 to 1973, he will forever be associated with the NFL. “He had a voice that could make a laundry list sound dramatic,” Steve Sabol of NFL Films once said. And we do mean voice – his was unmistakable. John Facenda: Known as the “Voice of God,” he voiced over the greatest of the NFL Films productions. Some you might never have heard of others are as familiar as members of your family.ġ. They are chosen by accomplishment, reputation, longevity, significance and, admittedly, personal preference. They can be outlandish, understated or poetic, and for many of us they are indispensable parts of the NFL experience.Īs the NFL celebrates its 100th season, USA TODAY selects the top 50 broadcasters in league history. These are the men and women who make the games or the highlights come alive through their descriptions and enthusiasm. And still others saw the action they described only in your mind's eye as you listened to the radio. Others might have thrown a beer can toward the television at the sound of their voice. Watch Video: Can Tony Romo be the next John Madden?
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