Who is Your Favorite NFL Football TV Announcer of All Time ?

[Matt_In_NH]

John Madden

Kevin Harlan - he is not rated high but I love when he calls games

[Mark Vader]

My favorites...

 

Play-By-Play:

1. Howard Cosell

2. Dick Enberg

3. Marv Albert

4. Pat Summerall

5. Charlie Jones

Honorable Mention: Jim Nantz, Verne Lundquist, Kevin Harlan, Don Criqui

Not a fan of Al Michaels, he's alright.

 

Color Commentray:

1. John Madden

2. Bob Trumpy

3. Paul Maguire

4. Tony Romo

5. Hank Stram

[Matt_In_NH]

Did Van Miller ever do a TV game?

[WhoTom]

Play-by-play: Summerall, Michaels, Johnson (Gus). Nantz and Tirico are okay too.

Color: Madden, Romo

 

 

[Merle]

I'll also vote for Dick Enberg.   I enjoyed Curt Gowdy in his earlier years, but towards the end, he sounded like he was confused a lot of the time, calling players by the wrong names, forgetting the game situation (what down, etc), and sometimes even getting the teams mixed up ... and even the cities!   But in his prime, he was great.

[Buffalo Boy]

Madden!!!!

Hands down.

Goofie , weird MFer💪💪💪😎

[Royale with Cheese]

Gus Johnson

[Joe Mama]

Gee, you can really tell the age of this board on a weekday morning, there were some pioneers listed.

Ray Scott "the screamer"

Howie was the first to offer up negative criticisms. Folks tuned in just to hate on Howey.

"Dandy" Don Meredith was the first to add humor and was the perfect foil for Howie.

Al DeRogotis was the first I remember to add actual technical football analysis.

Madden did humor combined with technical analysis.

[First Round Bust]

team - Madden and Summerall the gold standard followed by MNF crew of Cosell, Dandy Don and Mr Kathy Lee Gifford - entertainment beyond the game..Cosell..

I know every playahs numbah and where he went to collidge - and  Dandy Don singong "turn out the lights the party's over" when the game got out of hand...followed by Enberg and Merlon Olsen (NBC 4 PM ET games - many Elway comebacks and west coast games which were followed by Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom but I digress).

 

individual - Cosell - as a kid the half-time highlights on MNF were what I waited-up for...that man..right theyah...Mel Gray...taking a kick-off to the house, only seen on MNF

 

Keith Jackson - the voice of college footballl...as in...good lookin sof-oh-more line-backah from Natcha-doses Tex-us...and the of course those big uglies up-front doing the blocking.

 

[HOUSE]

Anybody whom likes the Bills, I am still looking

[John from Riverside]

Would have to be Madden

[HamptonBillsfan]

Ray Scott, Gowdy, Marty Glickman, Charlie Jones and Jack Buck.

[Gugny]

Beth Mowins and Rex Ryan.

 

 

[filthymcnasty08]

Pat Summerall and John Madden

 

CBS had them on the NFC East during its golden years in the 80's 

 

Special shout out to Dennis Miller.  While not an all-time great, I am one of the few that enjoyed his humor during MNF.  That was a unique twist.

Edited April 20, 2022 by filthymcnasty08

[longtimebillsfan]

Pat Summerall.

 

I loved his minimalist style.  He didn't need to talk and fill every second with his voice. 

 

He would let the game be the star.

 

"Touchdown Dallas"

 

That was all that was needed.

 

Another announcer I really enjoyed was Keith Jackson. 

 

"Woa Nellie"

Edited April 20, 2022 by longtimebillsfan
Because

[mushypeaches]

Solomon Wilcots announcing games for our Buffalo Bee-ows

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Nobody said 'Amp Lee' like Summerall did.

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I wish Greg Bauch's parody sportscaster 'Greg Buck' was still posted online.  Hearing the fictional Buck parry with fans over his play by play calling of a Bronco's game with Tebow at QB was priceless.

[Utah John]

Other than Van Miller, I'd go with Curt Gowdy and Merlin Olsen.

[Draconator]

Madden on a National level.

 

On a local level, Van Miller and Greg Papa who used to do the Raiders broadcasts, but was unceremoniously dumped for the has been Brent Musburger. (He is currently god awful to listen to). I think the 49ers picked up Papa to do their radio broadcasts.

[Greg S]

How about