Kelly the Dog Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) 5-4-3-2-1-TOUCHDOWN!! Edited June 14, 2018 by Kelly the Dog 1 1
Royale with Cheese Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 Is Al Meltzer also known as Sarah Ellison?
Misterbluesky Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 I remember him signing off the broadcasts .... "You have been listening to the Buffalo Bills football network,SEE YOU...at the game". 1
Royale with Cheese Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: 5-4-3-2-1-TOUCHDOWN!! When I first glanced at your title, I thought it read "Pete Metzellars" and my heart sank. Al Meltzer is before my time so I don't have a connection to him. I grew up watching Pete and met him when the Bills were in the Super Bowl against the Cowboys round 2.
PromoTheRobot Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 Al was the voice of the Bills for that brief period when the Bills left WBEN for WKBW in the 70s.
Ned Flanders Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said: Al was the voice of the Bills for that brief period when the Bills left WBEN for WKBW in the 70s. Wasn't Rick Azar the main PBP guy at that time or was it Meltzer? Ed Rutkowski was in the booth with them too.
Kelly the Dog Posted June 14, 2018 Author Posted June 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Ned Flanders said: Wasn't Rick Azar the main PBP guy at that time or was it Meltzer? Ed Rutkowski was in the booth with them too. I think Meltzer was pbp for six years in the 70s. Azar may have done preseason games. 1
GRHater69 Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 (edited) Rick was in the booth, but Al did all the game calls. That's his voice on the iconic OJ getting 2,000 yards you always see from NFL Films. He was good at what he did and I enjoyed listening to him. Edited June 14, 2018 by GRHater69 2
klos63 Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Ned Flanders said: Wasn't Rick Azar the main PBP guy at that time or was it Meltzer? Ed Rutkowski was in the booth with them too. They actually sounded very much alike. But it was Meltzer. He had a great play by play voice. 2
Chandler#81 Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 RIP, Al. Thanks for the Memories! “ I just wonder if the 3 of us truly realize, what it has been our Great privilege -to watch OJ Simpson run for TWO THOUSAND YARDS in one season?!” 1
dwight in philly Posted June 14, 2018 Posted June 14, 2018 As much as Van Miller was the voice , Meltzer was very good for the time he was there. . not a bad legacy for a franchise to have had only 3 announcers ..
Mickey Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 When we moved to Syracuse when I was 6, the Bills games were never on TV. I remember listening to Meltzer, Azar and Rutkowski on my GE Clock Radio with my ear jammed against the speaker so that I could just barely make out their voices through the static. RIP Al and thanks.
BobbyC81 Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Chandler#81 said: RIP, Al. Thanks for the Memories! “ I just wonder if the us 3 truly realize what it has been our Great privilege -to watch OJ Simpson run for TWO THOUSAND YARDS in one season?!” I think Azar said that. 1
Freddie's Dead Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 (edited) I grew up listening to Al Meltzer, and had never heard of Van Miller outside It's Academic. Meltzer was a solid play-by-play announcer. As posted upthread, his signoff always gave me chills. "SEE YOU.....at the game". See you, Al. Edited June 15, 2018 by Freddie's Dead
dollars 2 donuts Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 (edited) Interesting that he was a Philly sportscaster who would commute for the Bills games. It's like if Joe Buscaglia were the voice of the St. Louis Blues. I guess it really was "SEE YOU...at the game!", because you weren't going to see him around town. Edited June 15, 2018 by dollars 2 donuts
Chandler#81 Posted June 15, 2018 Posted June 15, 2018 Al on the calls for record performance. https://youtu.be/LhqzVtwwKVg
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