Surprised there is no love for Tom Paciorek. Hawk always got defensive around Wimpy when he mentioned football
He was great in the booth, though.
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| Author: | Nas [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
1. Harry 2. Red Kerr 3. Hawk 4. Stone 5. Hughes 6. King 7. Chip 8. Farmer 9. Joniak 10. |
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| Author: | sjboyd0137 [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
1. John Rooney 2. Pat Foley 3. Wayne Larivee 4. Hawk 5. Pat Hughes 6. Jason Bennetti 7. Ed Farmer 8. Steve Stone 9. Dale Tallon 10. Joniak |
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| Author: | BigW72 [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Hard to group PBP and color analysts in the same category. In terms of quality PBP, Wayne Larivee and Pat Foley were top tier. I also think John Rooney was very good. Hawk and Harry are guys that you like with your team but as a fan of the other team....hell no. As a yoot, I didn't get the Sox games way up in Antioch so all I had was Jack Brickhouse. I'm sure the golden days of Harry and Piersall were great, but they weren't on /available up north. I loved Hawk and Wimpy but again....Hawk was only enjoyable if you were a Sox fan. When Harry got to the Cubs....I didn't like him....that's just me and I know I'm in the minority. Color Analyst...vintage Steve Stone with Harry was as good as you could hope for. I haven't cared for him with the Sox. Joniac is fine. I'm not a big basketball guy but Neal Funk as PBP was very good. |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Been catching Wayne on Packers’ radio broadcasts. |
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| Author: | Nas [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:51 pm ] |
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Wayne was excluded from my list because of his Packers love |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:25 pm ] |
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Harry/Jimmy Jim Durham Wayne Larrive Hawk Pat Foley |
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| Author: | OscarTangoEcho [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:31 pm ] |
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Lloyd Petit Jim West ask your dad |
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| Author: | Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:36 pm ] |
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1. Hawk and Wimpy 2. Harry and Jimmy 3. Pat Foley (especially with Tallon) 4. Steve Stone 1086: Tom Thayer all I got |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Pat Foley Pat Hughes John Wiedeman Wayne Larrivee Ron Santo |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 6:04 pm ] |
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i was a big fan of kenny stern for fire games back in the day. |
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| Author: | veganfan21 [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Does Neil Funk qualify? His narration of the Paxson three against the Suns was epic. |
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| Author: | Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
PBP: Jim Durham Harry Caray with the White Sox John Wiedeman Jack Brickhouse (for when I was a kid, I didn't know any better) The last 4-5 years of Ed Farmer, driving home from my parents' house many weekend evenings. Analysis: Steve Stone Troy Murray I didn't watch enough hockey on TV during the Dale Tallon era Postgame: Doug Buffone Honorable Mention: Floyd Brown on IHSA Basketball Tournament pre/half/post. 10pm Sportscasts: Bruce Roberts Johnny Morris Mark Giangreco (We weren't a WLS family until Ron Magers went there, so no Weigel) |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Johnny Morris on bears games in my youth was great. For you kids out there, the nfc was on CBS and the non national games were broadcast by the same people for the entire season. It was like a local broadcast every week |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:05 pm ] |
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good dolphin wrote: Johnny Morris on bears games in my youth was great. For you kids out there, the nfc was on CBS and the non national games were broadcast by the same people for the entire season. It was like a local broadcast every week When there weren’t blackouts and Venture had to buy 3500 tickets. |
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| Author: | Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:33 pm ] |
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good dolphin wrote: Johnny Morris on bears games in my youth was great. For you kids out there, the nfc was on CBS and the non national games were broadcast by the same people for the entire season. It was like a local broadcast every week Tim Ryan on PBP, right? When Johnny cut back a bit, Jiggs did the NFL broadcasts for a couple of years when he was doing weekend sports on Channel 2. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:43 pm ] |
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CBS did a similar thing to Johnny Morris always working the Bears games years later where they always had Steve Tasker doing Bills games. Only the Bills had a dedicated announce team. Also, they weren't very good, so I suppose it was easy. |
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| Author: | Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:07 pm ] |
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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: good dolphin wrote: Johnny Morris on bears games in my youth was great. For you kids out there, the nfc was on CBS and the non national games were broadcast by the same people for the entire season. It was like a local broadcast every week When there weren’t blackouts and Venture had to buy 3500 tickets. Hey, they stomped the Saints that one game! @Chet: Yeah, Tim Ryan. I was gonna mention him above. My dad supposedly had an altercation with Johnny Morris once, and my mom detested him because he wasn't Catholic, so I wasn't a huge fan. But we were a Channel Two news family, so I got my Morris fix. Edited |
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| Author: | Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Surprised there is no love for Tom Paciorek. Hawk always got defensive around Wimpy when he mentioned football He was great in the booth, though. |
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| Author: | Nas [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote: Surprised there is no love for Tom Paciorek. Hawk always got defensive around Wimpy when he mentioned football He was great in the booth, though. He was fine, but Hawk made that broadcast. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote: My dad supposedly had an altercation with Johnny Morris once, and my detested him because he wasn't Catholic, so I wasn't a huge fan. We're just here to do the Super Bowl Troubles |
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| Author: | Zippy-The-Pinhead [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:21 pm ] |
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good dolphin wrote: Johnny Morris on bears games in my youth was great. For you kids out there, the nfc was on CBS and the non national games were broadcast by the same people for the entire season. It was like a local broadcast every week That was my favorite era of NFL Today…Irv Cross, Brent Musburger, Jimmy the Greek, Phyllis George. For some reason it seemed like must-see TV back then. |
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| Author: | Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:25 pm ] |
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Nas wrote: Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote: Surprised there is no love for Tom Paciorek. Hawk always got defensive around Wimpy when he mentioned football He was great in the booth, though. He was fine, but Hawk made that broadcast. Nas, how would you even know? You were like six. Hawk was awesome back then, but it was the two of them clicking that made it work. |
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| Author: | Nas [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:29 pm ] |
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Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote: Nas wrote: Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote: Surprised there is no love for Tom Paciorek. Hawk always got defensive around Wimpy when he mentioned football He was great in the booth, though. He was fine, but Hawk made that broadcast. Nas, how would you even know? You were like six. Hawk was awesome back then, but it was the two of them clicking that made it work. I'm a man! Wimpy was around for my childhood. |
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| Author: | Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:39 pm ] |
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Nas wrote: Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote: Nas wrote: Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries wrote: Surprised there is no love for Tom Paciorek. Hawk always got defensive around Wimpy when he mentioned football He was great in the booth, though. He was fine, but Hawk made that broadcast. Nas, how would you even know? You were like six. Hawk was awesome back then, but it was the two of them clicking that made it work. I'm a man! Wimpy was around for my childhood. Then that was a good childhood. He was with the Sox when Hawk cut out for a few years. He was great for the fans. When they brought on DJ . . . it just soured me. Lots of good memories of Hawk and Wimpy. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
One of the stranger experiences I had in YouTube's deep archive of old MLB telecasts was stumbling upon a game where Hawk Harrelson was doing the typical Hawk Harrelson shtick for the Yankees. I think Jim Durham was minding the store that year. |
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| Author: | NWsider4-3-3 [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:29 pm ] |
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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote: good dolphin wrote: Johnny Morris on bears games in my youth was great. For you kids out there, the nfc was on CBS and the non national games were broadcast by the same people for the entire season. It was like a local broadcast every week Tim Ryan on PBP, right? When Johnny cut back a bit, Jiggs did the NFL broadcasts for a couple of years when he was doing weekend sports on Channel 2. payton's first few seasons we got a lot of lindsey nelson. excellent broadcaster. he watched the bears lose to vikings every year on a blocked punt or FG and the vikings' fred cox would kick 17 yard field goals. i believe my alex karras super toe could kick a plastic football further than fred cox could kick a FG. after lindsey nelson, we got much more tim ryan. |
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| Author: | Thomas-Sox-WorldSeries [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Curious Hair wrote: One of the stranger experiences I had in YouTube's deep archive of old MLB telecasts was stumbling upon a game where Hawk Harrelson was doing the typical Hawk Harrelson shtick for the Yankees. I think Jim Durham was minding the store that year. In '88 and '89, it was John Rooney and Gary Thorne, respectively, with Paciorek. Jim Durham would do games in '90 and when Channel 9 had them. Durham wasn't real good. No rapport with Paciorek and there was such a drop-off from what was vintage Hawk. I know nobody cares, but I figured you might actually be interested. Wimpy was actually a bit cranky when he was with Durham. But I have seen a Yankees game with Hawk on YouTube, and I also found it strange. |
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| Author: | Tad Queasy [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:01 pm ] |
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Jim Durham Wayne Larrivee Pat Foley John Rooney |
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| Author: | vitoscotti [ Tue Nov 15, 2022 12:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Back in the day the 5 & 10 pm local Chicago newscasts 3-4 minute sports segment were must see viewing. No particular favorites they all were good. Savvy viewers would know which was first. Watch the first until something like tennis comes up and usually be able to catch a lot of all channels 2, 5, 7, and 9's. Unless it was a rarity that a player or team announcer was doing the sports than watch his whole sports segment. Those are now obsolete and I haven't watched in years. |
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| Author: | Hawkeye Vince [ Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Your Favorite Chicago Sports Announcers of All Time |
Top 5 for me: 1. Pat Foley 2. Pat Hughes/Ron Santo 3. Harry Caray 4. John Rooney 5. Jim Durham |
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