Worst Sports Announcer Ever

[watermock]

This is a tough one.

[Atlas]

Todd Christianson

[i4jelway7]

this is an easy one, hands down, bar none

PAT SUMMERALL= GOD AWFUL
he is absolutely terrible, he is always wrong w/ the players names, he's always drunk and he is so slow, he talks about a play that happened 2 plays ago...

If he is commentating I will turn the volume down on the tv and listen to the radio..

[watermock]

Honorable mention, Jimmy the Greek. How that guy wasn't put in a trunk is beyond my comprehension. His picks were right around 20 percent, which a damn monkey would do better.

You can throw darts on a board and hit 45 percent.(and that's assuming you miss the board once or twice)

[Atlas]

this is an easy one, hands down, bar none

PAT SUMMERALL= GOD AWFUL
he is absolutely terrible, he is always wrong w/ the players names, he's always drunk and he is so slow, he talks about a play that happened 2 plays ago...

If he is commentating I will turn the volume down on the tv and listen to the radio..

The last 5 years he has been horrible, forgetting guys names, slurred speech. He has been a mess.

[watermock]

Honorable Mention, Bill Murray in Caddyshack.

I thought they took Summerall out behind the barn and put him down.

One that really still is outstanding is Enberg. OH MY! CLEVELAND HAS FUMBLED THE FOOTBALL!

[watermock]

Honorable mention:

Broadway Joe (I want to suck your boobs) Namath.

[Hercules Rockefeller]

Dave Logan

[backup qb]

Hav4e to agree with Atlas, it's Christiansen easily.

[dEADmANwALKING]

Todd Christianson

Todd was a hidious announcer,always felt like was in grade school,but I say Al Michaels is the worst football announcer in the freaking history of the NFL,He was a long time announcer for the Cincinnati Reds,and part time Wide World Of Sports freak...Weird though he is a decent Baseball announcer.

[Bronx33]

Todd Christianson

[azbroncfan]

Esiason sucks always tooting his own horn. Whenever that tool would do a bronco game and Romo would make a play he would say, "When Romo was a rookie for the niners he picked me off in the SB." An announcer who I like doing NBA games in Hot Rod Hunley. He's a character except he's usually hammered by third Q.

[JCMElway]

Bill Walton. I HATE that guy!

[Dr. Broncenstein]

Todd Christianson.... the guy would be openly routing against the Broncos while calling the game.

[watermock]

Can you imagine if Bill Walton had to play under Doug Moe?

[RhymesayersDU]

Bill Hanzlik. I loathe that guy.

And to a certain extent, Bill Walton. You can only hear "What is a foul?" and "Throw it down, big man" so many times.

[watermock]

I still love the "look at that monkey run" by Howard.

What was it that dumped the Greek? He screwed up as well.

So did Andy Rooney and Ditka.

One thing totally funny is watching Stephen A. Smith backtracking. You can tell he was pulled on the carpet and is totally pissed off today. He was an instant classic.

[Bronx33]

Honorable mention:Joe Theisman and his constant flashbacks to his playing days god he makes me want to bit*ch him.

[pabst81]

Best: Cossell
Worst: Joe Buck

[dEADmANwALKING]

Best: Cossell
Worst: Joe Buck

Best: Cossel,with Dandy Don...period!

Worse: Any freaking NFL player who has retired in the last 25 years,and also the only freaking annoncer who is best known for calling a great Hockey game in 1980,but does not seem to want to be known for calling football games.

[Tom G]

Terry Bradshaw. I would have voted for Summerall, but he died 10 years ago and I can't vote against the medical miracles that keep his corpse functioning, sorta.

[broncos love]

best : enberg
worst: dennis miller

[Old Dude]

Another vote for Todd, with Bradshaw being a close second.

[Rock Chalk]

Dan Dierdorf

[SoCalBronco]

Joe Theisman has to be up there. I dont like Randy Cross either and i really dislike Brent Musberger. Maybe its just his overt biases but ive never liked him.

[pabst81]

best : enberg
worst: dennis miller



Man i forgot about Dennis Miller... It's no longer even a discussion that guy was the worst hands down

[ClevelandBronco]

Worst: Bob Trumpy
Best: Cosell

[dEADmANwALKING]

Man i forgot about Dennis Miller... It's no longer even a discussion that guy was the worst hands down

Dennis Miller was not an announcer,I dont know what he was,but was not an announcer,his jokes were only funny,because I could not freaking understand them.

[Maximus]

Rushlameass & Dennis Miller!

[Bronx33]

Dan Dierdorf

I almost forgot, yes this mutton head is a firm #2 on my list.

[broncogary]

Worst-definitely Enberg.

[broncogary]

And Chris Schenkel wasn't too good, either.

[watermock]

Enberg gets a pass for "Oh My...Elway is at it again..."

[Breck Bronc]

Whenever Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross call a Broncos/Chiefs game on CBS it seems like they're Kansas City's team announcers.

[Bronx33]

1-Todd Christianson
2-Dan Deidorf
3-Randy Cross
4-Joe Theisman

[dEADmANwALKING]

Rushlameass & Dennis Miller!

Rush Limburger Cheese,has the Pittsburgh Sqealers crawling out his ars..You should have heard him pumping the sqeals The week of the Pathetics Championship game,if I would have been suicidal ,I would have shot myself...Hate to say this,but I pulled for the Pathetics that week....lol

[watermock]

I forgot about Rush.

The funny thing is that he was right. McNabb totally choked in the SuperBowl.

[Garcia Bronco]

bill curry

[Rock Chalk]

Oh fantastic. I knew I recognized Deadmanwalking from somewhere. Another RKA twit to have fun with ;D

Keep em coming Max.

[broncos love]

Whenever Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross call a Broncos/Chiefs game on CBS it seems like they're Kansas City's team announcers.


Good point and always thought that too and it always seems like dante hall kills us

[Bronx33]

Oh fantastic. I knew I recognized Deadmanwalking from somewhere. Another RKA twit to have fun with ;D

Keep em coming Max.

RKA?

[cabronco]

When Randy Cross is announcing a game, I instantly find the mute button. The jacka** isnt half as good as he thinks he is.
I did like ol Curt Gowdie (sp) even though he called alot of fade games..

[Moon§hiner]

Bill Walton hands down for me...Theisman is a close second

[dEADmANwALKING]

Oh fantastic. I knew I recognized Deadmanwalking from somewhere. Another RKA twit to have fun with ;D

Keep em coming Max.

I cannot respond to this post the way I want,I'm laughing to hard...I'll get baaackkkk ttt o ya.....lolollllz

[Atlas]

Best: Cossel,with Dandy Don...period!

Worse: Any freaking NFL player who has retired in the last 25 years,and also the only freaking annoncer who is best known for calling a great Hockey game in 1980,but does not seem to want to be known for calling football games.


Michaels is great PLUS he hates the Faiders and Al Davis so all is good where he is concerned!!

I remember in 1997 when Denver beat the Faid on Mon night 31-3 and Michaels kept railing against the Faiders saying they need to change the signiture to "A commitment to mediocrity" Hell, mediocrity was a compliment since they were heading for a 4-12 season that year. After the Game Davis went rambling in the press about Michaels bias and that he should be fired by ABC. Classic stuff!!

[bro1ncos]

Phil Simms, with Christiansen a close second, followed by Randy Cross.

[dEADmANwALKING]

Michaels is great PLUS he hates the Faiders and Al Davis so all is good where he is concerned!!

I remember in 1997 when Denver beat the Faid on Mon night 31-3 and Michaels kept railing against the Faiders saying they need to change the signiture to "A commitment to mediocrity" Hell, mediocrity was a compliment since they were heading for a 4-12 season that year. After the Game Davis went rambling in the press about Michaels bias and that he should be fired by ABC. Classic stuff!!


Funny, how he now works with Madden who loves the guy (Davis),In the old days I could watch a Monday Night game,even if the Donks,and Chimps were playing,not anymore....love em all you want, he sucks monkey balls....AND YES AL MICHAELS I DO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES,ITS A MIRACLE ABC DIDNT FIRE YOUR ARS.

[Bronx33]

Michaels is great PLUS he hates the Faiders and Al Davis so all is good where he is concerned!!

I remember in 1997 when Denver beat the Faid on Mon night 31-3 and Michaels kept railing against the Faiders saying they need to change the signiture to "A commitment to mediocrity" Hell, mediocrity was a compliment since they were heading for a 4-12 season that year. After the Game Davis went rambling in the press about Michaels bias and that he should be fired by ABC. Classic stuff!!

I still dislike al michaels based on when he was on the monday night crew every fricken year with gifford and deerdi*k hate by association i guess, just never liked the guy.

[Rohirrim]

Paul Maguire, hands down, with Theisman a close second. They never shut up! In fact, the only way I'll watch a game on ESPN is with the sound off. I swear, if I ever run into that lush Maguire, I'm going to whip it out and piss on his foot.

[Bronx33]

Paul Maguire, hands down, with Theisman a close second. They never shut up! In fact, the only way I'll watch a game on ESPN is with the sound off. I swear, if I ever run into that lush Maguire, I'm going to whip it out and piss on his foot.

LMAO! let me know when this happens because it will need to be photographed.

[azbroncfan]

mike patrick is pretty bad.

[Hogan11]

Randy Cross must be destroyed for the common good.

[TheManeMan]

Howcome nobody has mentioned these 2 fools? I mean the thread does say worst sports announcer...

http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/sportspeakers/photos/Bill_Walton.jpg

and

http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/tolbert130.jpg

[Bronx33]

Randy Cross must be destroyed for the common good.


I have a plan..........its not pretty but it will work.

[Crushaholic]

Whenever Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross call a Broncos/Chiefs game on CBS it seems like they're Kansas City's team announcers.

That's because Kevin Harlan used to be the voice of the Chefs years ago. They should really disqualify him from calling any Chefs games.

I voted for Madden. However, in the spirit of OrangeMane tradition, I'll say FOB (Father of Brian).

[SoCalBronco]

mike patrick is pretty bad.

remember in the 2003 regular season game against Indy when he called Kenoy Kennedy "Keion Carpenter". That was beyond pathetic.

[JCMElway]

I forgot about Rush.

The funny thing is that he was right. McNabb totally choked in the SuperBowl.

McNabb did not choke. The Yankees choked. McNabb was very competitive, made a lot of plays, and had his team in position to do something special in the 4th quarter. True, they did not run the two minute drill effectively, but he did not choke! The Eagles were simply up against a superior opponent that day.

Right now McNabb is the second most effective QB in this league. He took his team to 4 consecutive championship games AND one super bowl. And for three of those games he had NOTHING at WR. I'd much rather have him at the helm than Plummer, I can tell you that.

And as far as wins go, McNabb is even a better QB than Peyton. If you put him in Indy's offense with Harrison, Wayne, Stokely, and Clark, his number would be WAY better.

So, Rush is a racist prick, and he was wrong.

[watermock]

Your kidding me right?

McNabb played terrible. I guess you were watching a different game. He didn't run the two minute offense effectively? That's pretty amusing. I blame Reid more than McNabb, who was sucking air, and looked like he was hung over.

[wabbit]

My favorite WORST announcer will always be Eric Dickerson...that one MNF game where Michaels threw it Dickerson for a sideline report in a really tight game with little time remaining & New England down by 2;

"New England has to score to win...back to you Al"

We also forget...or maybe refuse to remember that O.J. Simpson...yes he of the lopped heads...once stained the inner booth of MNF...he was so bad they yanked halfway through the season

[SoCalBronco]

one thing ill never forget from this past year on MNF was Madden's pregame comment before the KC-NE game on the Chiefs struggles. It was hilarious and perfect on one hand but it was totally meaningless on the other hand. Check out this gem:

".......And thats why New England is New England and Kansas City is Kansas City".

[Traveler]

Does this have to be a football announcer? If not, the worst can be no other than Larry Merchant, the HBO boxing analyst! Pompus prick that talks too much, too slow and never shuts up!

[mccready7]

Do any of you guys remember when Bill Walsh tried his hand at announcing? I think he only lasted 1 season back when NBC still was covering games. In my heart, he will always hold the top spot as worst announcer. Man, he sucked.
Some honorable mentions: Chris Collinsworth, Todd Christiansen, John Madden, Dennis Miller, and the entire Sunday Night Crew for ESPN.
Favorite Announcer: Al Michaels, hands down.

[watermock]

I have always liked Merlin Olson and Howie Long for ex-jocks.

I forgot about Bill Walsh. I didn't really despise him, but he certainly was a sponge when they kept calling him a genius constantly. Oppenheimer was a genius, not Bill Walsh.

[B-Love]

My favorite WORST announcer will always be Eric Dickerson...that one MNF game where Michaels threw it Dickerson for a sideline report in a really tight game with little time remaining & New England down by 2;

"New England has to score to win...back to you Al"

We also forget...or maybe refuse to remember that O.J. Simpson...yes he of the lopped heads...once stained the inner booth of MNF...he was so bad they yanked halfway through the season

wabbit, Dickerson was brutal as he made me think of Mushmouth from Fat Albert, whenever he spoke.

Your take on OJ is funny and I wish it were accurate, as he was an abomination. But OJ did make it through the entire 1985 season, with Frank Gifford and Joe Namath, before they went to the 2 man Michaels-Gifford booth in 1986.

Unfortunately, John Elway's highest passing yardage game ever, the 1985 Friday Night season finale in Seattle, is partially ruined by OJ's presence. It was OJ's last game with ABC MNF too.

OJ also did the color man thing, for a few other Broncos memorable MNF games. The highly overrated 1984 Snow Bowl against Green Bay (Broncos sucked that night and got damn lucky) and the 1985 Snowball game against the Niners. Again, OJ brings the enjoyment of the videocassettes down a bit.

I often rail on posters, who look like schmucks, because they hate every announcer ever, but in the case of Dickerson and OJ, they were right on!!

[B-Love]

Mad props for these announcing teams:

Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier - before Summerall got old, he was great. He told you just enough, and stayed out of the way of the telecast just enough as well. Brooky was the perfect blue collar compliment.

Merlin Olsen and Dick Enberg - the best AFC team ever.

Curt Gowdy and Al Derogaitis - Gowdy's voice just got your attention, and he was the face of AFC football, during the early formative years of the post merger. Plus he gave so much credibility to the AFL mid to late 60's telecasts.

Don Criqui & Bob Trumpy/Tasker - the most underrated ever. Spent 1970-1977 in the NFC and then swiitched to NBC thereafter. The fact that he is still working with the AFC, should tell you something. I shook hands with Criqui last summer in Canton, as he hosted the Saturday Night HOF event in the Canton Auditorium. It was a thrill to meet him.

Marv Albert with whoever - his voice just speaks to sports excitement.

Al Michaels and Frank Gifford - I think Michaels is great; don't know why anyone would dislike him. Plus he hates the ****ing Raiders. Love that about him.

I like Joe Buck and Aikman together but I don't care for Collinsworth.

I think James Brown is a stud in the NFL on Fox pregame studio! I don't put alot of stock into Studio show analysis, but if I do watch the pregame, I usually go out of Conference to do it.

[Rohirrim]

And best baseball announcer of all time?

Vin Scully, hands down.

[bronco militia]

McNabb did not choke. The Yankees choked. McNabb was very competitive, made a lot of plays, and had his team in position to do something special in the 4th quarter. True, they did not run the two minute drill effectively, but he did not choke! The Eagles were simply up against a superior opponent that day.

Right now McNabb is the second most effective QB in this league. He took his team to 4 consecutive championship games AND one super bowl. And for three of those games he had NOTHING at WR. I'd much rather have him at the helm than Plummer, I can tell you that.

And as far as wins go, McNabb is even a better QB than Peyton. If you put him in Indy's offense with Harrison, Wayne, Stokely, and Clark, his number would be WAY better.

So, Rush is a racist prick, and he was wrong.

bwhahahah

Rush was right!

(cough, cough, gag, choke)

[RaiderH8r]

Does this have to be a football announcer? If not, the worst can be no other than Larry Merchant, the HBO boxing analyst! Pompus prick that talks too much, too slow and never shuts up!
Larry Merchant is a piss poor attempt at Burt Sugar. I hate Merchant, he's as punchy as most of the fighters he covers. So, solid for you to pick that guy.

Theeeseman is the worst, Paul McGwire makes him better...those two are funny when they fight like little bitches. Neither realizes that they are an idiot.

Criqui is good, I like Al Michaels...Watching Madden rip into that Turducken with his bare hand a couple of years ago was the Madden career highlight. I think Pat Summerall suffered a stroke in the booth.

Bill walton and that little bald douchebag have a special place in hell. Chick Hern will be mocking them from on high. Marv Alberts is just great...he's a biter though. Dennis Miller was funny because with out a PhD in literature or philosophy you were clueless. And it was funny as hell to look around a bar of drunken morons listening to Miller, expressions were priceless. Rush....well that's all I have to say about that...

[RaiderH8r]

McNabb did not choke. The Yankees choked. McNabb was very competitive, made a lot of plays, and had his team in position to do something special in the 4th quarter. True, they did not run the two minute drill effectively, but he did not choke! The Eagles were simply up against a superior opponent that day.

Right now McNabb is the second most effective QB in this league. He took his team to 4 consecutive championship games AND one super bowl. And for three of those games he had NOTHING at WR. I'd much rather have him at the helm than Plummer, I can tell you that.

And as far as wins go, McNabb is even a better QB than Peyton. If you put him in Indy's offense with Harrison, Wayne, Stokely, and Clark, his number would be WAY better.

So, Rush is a racist prick, and he was wrong.
You're right, McNabb didn't choke...he gagged on the ass he was sucking. McNabb is over rated. Philly fans are funny that way...booed McNabb out fo MSG in favor of Ricky Williams, but now not a one of them will admit that they didn't want McNabb on their club. HA!

[Dendave]

Summerals call in Super XXXIII was the wosre announcing ever. I dont think he ever called elam by his right name.

To me Dick Emberg's call of the 1991 AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME against Houston is the best called game ever, I love Emberg's call when Elway hits The Vance on the 2nd 4th down. It still runs chills down my spine. To me that game is better than the drive,even though we only needed a field goal to win.

[redrage]

The name that popped into my head when I first saw this thread was Brent Jones.

A couple of years ago KC was playing at Arizona and they had a camera shot of the players on the bench with those cool-zone fans spraying water on them to keep cool. Here was the voice-over:

Criqui: It is definately hot here today and the players know how to keep cool.

Jones: Man, those cool-zone things are the greatest invention ever. Whoever invented those things should win a Pulitzer prize.

Criqui: A Pulitzer? What did he write the instruction manuel too?

You just shake your head and laugh at stupid stuff like that.

[bendog]

Jones is bad.

I go for summerall. HE was ok with brookshire, until brookshire became a hopeless drunk. I think summerall actuall got semi-sober, but now he's senile.

[bronco militia]

madden...most overated, over hyped and add in his on air love affair with certain players makes him my least favorite.

[watermock]

Summeral and Brookshire...

I still can't get past Madden tho...

Boom..Tinacta beats foot power....Bo Jackson is a God out there...

"Here is what we are going to do...we are going to deep fry some poor Turkey and stuff 5 legs up his ass..."

[Hogan11]

I really like McGuire, Criqui, Trumpy, Tasker, Simms, Emberg & Michaels

I can't stand Randy "I hate the Broncos" Cross, Chris "holier than thou" Collinsworth, Dan "holier than thou" Deirdorf, Joe Thiesman, John Madden & Pat Summeral

Needless to say, I watch at least half of the games with the TV sound off and the radio coverage on.

[The Lamma]

Madden went from being one of the best in the game to being an unsightly, blimp headed, stuttering, mass of lardly nonsense. True story: last season my five year old daughter saw Madden's face on MNF and she asked me, "What happened to that man's face daddy?"

Dan Deirdorf: Pro football's version of Homer Simpson. The problem is that Deirdorf isn't funny, doesnt' have accidental strokes of genious on occasion, and Homer is much more desired by MENSA than Dan ever will be. If a stupid oaf contest were held Deirdorf would stomp Homer like a narc at a biker rally.

Chris Collinsworth: The fact that this man has a job where his face is shown and voice heard on national tv is almost enough to make a case for atheism all by itself. Why would a loving deity punish us with such an individual? Every word that comes out of his mouth sounds like a smart assed retort to a question no one asked. His football shaped face is only good for practice kicks from Sebastian Janikowski or to be focibly and violently date raped by him. I do despise the SOB.

Don Meredith: Cosell looked so good because he was sitting next to this beer swilling, coke snorting dumbass who was indeed so stupid that when he invested in the first ATM machines he lost money. The company that bought them from his company made tens of millions.
Even when I was a kid his "Turn out the light's the party's over" diddy he used to sing made me want to kick him in the nuts. He was a walking proof that even the dimmest and drunkest among us can get on tv and make good money.

[azbroncfan]

Does this have to be a football announcer? If not, the worst can be no other than Larry Merchant, the HBO boxing analyst! Pompus prick that talks too much, too slow and never shuts up!
I completely forgot about this tool. I can't stand him and some of his rediculous takes. I really like Foreman and I'll bet if you asked him he'd say Merchant doesn't know what he's talking about most of the time.