Old guy references in play by play (Renaldo Nehemiah?? Really?)

[K-9]

2 hours ago, Simon said:

 

Come on Jefferson!

 

[Livinginthepast]

He was on the cover of Sports illustrated and I always remember the "Can he take a hit" part of the article. If memory serves he was gimmick that didnt last that long.

 

https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/04/26/but-can-he-take-a-hit

[Chaos]

If Harlan wants to improve his relevance the actual expression should be "hurdling guys like they are Josh Allen".   Renaldo Nehemiah never hurdled a player in the NFL,

[Thurman#1]

6 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:

Kevin Harlan, calling the Bengals-Broncos game on Saturday, referred at least twice to guys hurdling other players "like they're Renaldo Nehemiah."

 

I'm old, so I get the reference, but I couldn't help but wonder how many people who are younger than, say, 60, knew who he was talking about.  Nehemiah was a track star who never competed in an Olympics (thanks to the US boycott in 1980) and who played a little football but took his last snap 40 years ago.

 

I've noticed this a lot lately, announcers who make references to guys who played in the '60s and '70s, which probably sounds a lot to most viewers like it did to me when announcers used to say "he sure looks like YA Tittle" or some such nonsense.

 

I'm just venting.

 

 

I always enjoyed it when announcers referred to guys I'd never seen like Y.A. Tittle or Otto Graham.  I'd go read about them and I'd feel like I had some sense of their style. Always made me feel like I was getting deeper into the world of football.

 

Oh, and I like Harlan.

 

 

2 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:

The last time I saw Jim Brown he was running from the cops.

 

 

Last time I saw Jim Brown he was threatening to mount a comeback in his sixties. And he looked tough and capable enough even then that it almost seemed like he still had a shot.

Edited December 29, 2024 by Thurman#1

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

At least he didn’t say he had “the speed of Charley Paddock.”

 

[Motorin']

6 hours ago, Chandler#81 said:

I think he’s exceptionally good. He paints the full picture for radio coverage better than anyone. 

 

Everytime I hear Harlan I can't help but be reminded of Marv Albert. There's just something about the old timey quality of his voice. 

[benderbender]

6 hours ago, Dan Darragh said:

Kevin Harlan, calling the Bengals-Broncos game on Saturday, referred at least twice to guys hurdling other players "like they're Renaldo Nehemiah."

I'm old, so I get the reference, but I couldn't help but wonder how many people who are younger than, say, 60, knew who he was talking about.  Nehemiah was a track star who never competed in an Olympics (thanks to the US boycott in 1980) and who played a little football but took his last snap 40 years ago.

I've noticed this a lot lately, announcers who make references to guys who played in the '60s and '70s, which probably sounds a lot to most viewers like it did to me when announcers used to say "he sure looks like YA Tittle" or some such nonsense.

I'm just venting.

Valid points. A parallel situation happened to me while I was watching cartoons with my 10 year old son and laughing at a James Cagney imitation and a Buster Keaton-esque sight gag.