Verne did an interview during Masters week that the original tech direction called for a wide shot of the shot. Cameraman went with his gut, zoomed in, and the rest is history.
@@andysorensen1737 The director had also called for a switch to the shot of Tiger sooner but the technical director went against that order and stayed with the ball. The way the entire moment was seen would be completely different.
One of his greatest quotes ever, pre-game LSU vs. Alabama 2011. "Those of us who love this sport live for nights like this." "On a night like this, stars are SUPPOSED to shine. We've got a galaxy from which to choose."
As exciting as Auburn's own radio call of the Kick Six was, I've always liked Verne's call because of its simplicity. "Touchdown, Auburn; an answered prayer!" is about as perfect a description as I can imagine.
So many people act like that is unique. Everyone who hits it back there plays it like that. A few years before, Davies Love III made that very same shot. YER SIR with Jack and the exact timing of Jacke raising his arms... unbelievable timing.
@@jonlanier_ Davis was a bit further up than where Tiger was. Also, Tiger’s ball was right up against the edge of the thick rough which made the chip even more difficult. The fact he made it is legendary. No other golfer could’ve made that shot. No one!
The Commentator was Great.....Tiger was a Cheating Asshole Piece of Shit. How do explain his PGA legacy to my son?Arnold,Jack, Gary, Tom Watson.... Never sht on the PGA
Verne has been there and on the call for some of the greatest moments in sports history. He is much, MUCH more than amazing and legendary. The man is simply phenomenal and I hope he enjoys retirement. 🤘
Hard to find a more versatile voice than Verne. College football, NFL, college basketball and golf. His voice and his passion in some of the biggest moments add to the greatness of the event. He knew what all great announcers should know, when to speak and when to say nothing. After the Laettner buzzer beater, he screams Yes! and lets the moment play out for over a minute. Too many get tempted to keep talking, but silence is golden after such an epic moment.
I lived in Dallas for several years back when Verne was on a local TV station there. Always enjoyed his commentary then and for the many years since. Thanks for the memories, Verne.
GREAT GUY !!! VERNE !!! HE SPOKE YEARS AT MY 10 YEARS HERE IN MPLS. AND PLAYED SOME THESE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDING # 1 WHAT A TREAT. THANKS FOR POST PRO FOOTBALL LOW LIGHTS
Verne got his chops being the play by play radio guy for the Dallas Cowboys back in the late 70's and early 80's. Yeah I know Brad Sham did some play by play, but Verne was the main guy before he went to CBS
@@gregjones2376 that’s the thing about it. I hate duke with all my soul and He’s basically the main reason. But that shot was so pure and the call was so great I mean the moment is just that good
The thing with Verne is that I think he can call literally ANYTHING and make it epic. Some guys are better at one sport than others but Verne is so incredibly versatile at the sports he can play-by-play.
loved that you found the local radio call of Jackie Smith's drop i wasnt expecting that in a good way figured it was lost footage Only miss and its low and cuz Olympics likely lost footage were Midori Ito crashing into the boards handing the gold to Kristi Yamaguchi and his frustration finally coming out at the Tonya Harding Debacle
The fact that the A&M upset, Hail Mary tip vs. Georgia AND the Bama kick-6 happened in the same year for Auburn still leaves me flabbergasted, especially since they ended up losing the championship game in the final few seconds. If there was ever a more charmed team that failed to win a title, I don’t know of it.
Out of all the announcers I've ever heard - he is the only one I think it would actually be hard to narrow it to just the Top 50. He has so many and was the voice of so many classic sporting events.
“Van Raaphorst looks back, nobody there, freelances into the end zone - picked off and the race is on. This is Chuck Cecil”. (Stadium Noise) Chuck Cecil, 106 yard interception return for a TD. Arizona Stadium, November 22nd, 1986. CBS, Verne Lundquist on the call.
just imagining what would’ve been had he called the pros like NFL, NBA or MLB. he could’ve been great calling games for guys like either MLB: rangers, astros, braves, rays or Marlons, for NFL: cowboys, texans, saints, falcons, jaguars, NBA: mavericks, rockets, hawks, heat, or the magic. that’s on his turf, but to see him call other games on the other side would have been crazy.
Here are some more: Montana to Rice 1988 Week 2 vs Giants: ua-cam.com/video/aL16xMSKtTA/v-deo.htmlsi=H-eF3q3I3fjg6LMR The Oh My play, Wisconsin and Illinois, 1982: ua-cam.com/video/FVB7OCudqTU/v-deo.htmlsi=y3-Ho36wYlhVg7Rl Isiah Thomas game winner Pistons and Hawks, 1987: ua-cam.com/video/SXYkpxUPA4g/v-deo.htmlsi=v8cAAKK7ifa14DMB 1986 Sweet 16 clock issue: ua-cam.com/video/Logj9FMZNq8/v-deo.htmlsi=WsGDPirB64rz16cM 1988 Fog Bowl between the Bears and Eagles (you can look through the fog and find a good call): ua-cam.com/video/s0Vb6V7GOa0/v-deo.htmlsi=1b2d80eEAX1jugIu
Verne always did it like the pro that he was. When he first started, there were a lot of very good play-by-play guys. As he bows out, he stands as one of the greatest ever.
@@fuckcensorship69 He stayed with football play-by-play for about 3 years too long. He was hard to listen to, in those last 3 years. Gary Danielson has even talked about Verne not being sharp in those years. Before that, for over 50 years, he was fantastic.
@@darrinlindsey I'd say 15 years too long. In the Tebow days he was already annoying AF..... it's funny Gary said that, bc he's the second worst of all time, but verne was his biggest fan
You should have had something from the 1992 Winter Olympics, especially "Brenda and Daniel Kerrigan's daughter has seized the moment and made it her own!"
I just want to commend the awareness on no.11 at 8:24 to not touch the ball after the buzzer. It's instinct to help it in the basket but it would have been a dead ball, game over if he had done so
Props to the cameraman as well on Tigers chip, that was artwork.
Nike couldn't have paid enough for that kind of exposure.
Verne did an interview during Masters week that the original tech direction called for a wide shot of the shot. Cameraman went with his gut, zoomed in, and the rest is history.
@@andysorensen1737 The director had also called for a switch to the shot of Tiger sooner but the technical director went against that order and stayed with the ball. The way the entire moment was seen would be completely different.
One of his greatest quotes ever, pre-game LSU vs. Alabama 2011. "Those of us who love this sport live for nights like this." "On a night like this, stars are SUPPOSED to shine. We've got a galaxy from which to choose."
As exciting as Auburn's own radio call of the Kick Six was, I've always liked Verne's call because of its simplicity. "Touchdown, Auburn; an answered prayer!" is about as perfect a description as I can imagine.
"An answered prayer at Jordan-Hare" was right there, waiting
The GOAT! Had me tearing up when they brought him back for the SEC on CBS tribute montage a few months ago
"Who the hell is Happy Gilmore?" 😂
This should be in the top 50!
No, no, no, no, Yes!!!
The guy who was paired with Daniel Lafferty
The greatest golfer in history,lol...
One of the greatest ever. The Tiger Woods chip in at 16 will always be my favorite. Thank you Verne for all the memories!
So many people act like that is unique. Everyone who hits it back there plays it like that. A few years before, Davies Love III made that very same shot. YER SIR with Jack and the exact timing of Jacke raising his arms... unbelievable timing.
@@jonlanier_ Davis was a bit further up than where Tiger was. Also, Tiger’s ball was right up against the edge of the thick rough which made the chip even more difficult. The fact he made it is legendary. No other golfer could’ve made that shot. No one!
Seriously? The chip is amazing but this Verne guy, he’s the best America has to offer, wow!
The Commentator was Great.....Tiger was a Cheating Asshole Piece of Shit. How do explain his PGA legacy to my son?Arnold,Jack, Gary, Tom Watson.... Never sht on the PGA
I thought when seeing this nothing could top the kick 6 by Auburn & was mystified why it was #2.
I forgot about Tiger Woods.
Verne Lundquist can make some good calls.
13:53 “play of the year”…little did Gary know it wouldn’t even be the best play from in Jordan Hare for Auburn that month.
Verne has been there and on the call for some of the greatest moments in sports history. He is much, MUCH more than amazing and legendary. The man is simply phenomenal and I hope he enjoys retirement. 🤘
Watching this is like reliving my childhood. Thx to whoever made this great memories
Hard to find a more versatile voice than Verne. College football, NFL, college basketball and golf. His voice and his passion in some of the biggest moments add to the greatness of the event. He knew what all great announcers should know, when to speak and when to say nothing. After the Laettner buzzer beater, he screams Yes! and lets the moment play out for over a minute. Too many get tempted to keep talking, but silence is golden after such an epic moment.
The 2013 Auburn Football Return is still awesome to this day
The best part is watching that miserable ass Saban look so pissed.
Made the Prayer at Jordan Hare the previous week a forgotten memory. Lol. Two of the biggest plays ever in college football in consecutive home games.
Nah, the Auburn radio call is waaay better. Verne was a bumbling moron. I'm so glad he passed
4th & 31.... even fckn better RTR!!!!!
@@shadowdawg04 lol. Yall excited about beating a 6-5 team
I lived in Dallas for several years back when Verne was on a local TV station there. Always enjoyed his commentary then and for the many years since. Thanks for the memories, Verne.
I had the pleasure of meeting him on a flight from Dallas to Chicago in 1977 I was 13 at the time. Definitely one of the best at his craft.
For real, thank you for making this! I've always loved Verne and always miss his voice on Saturdays for football.
I’m a big Verne fan. Thank you for making this.
Jack at Masters! Yes sir!
Verne you’re great. #1 is and will always be so, YES SIR!!! It was FANTASTIC
GREAT GUY !!! VERNE !!! HE SPOKE YEARS AT MY 10 YEARS HERE IN MPLS. AND PLAYED SOME THESE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDING # 1 WHAT A TREAT. THANKS FOR POST PRO FOOTBALL LOW LIGHTS
that was fun to watch, gonna miss Verne...thanks for the upload!
Bless his heart…. Classic.
Props to the OP. One of the best compilations I've seen in a long time.
Verne and Dan Fouts were my favorite football announcers, had fun and always made you laugh.
One of the great sportscasters of all time. Just always delivered when the moment calls for it
One of the worst.
@@fuckcensorship69If you don't have anything better to say, just shut up.
Verne got his chops being the play by play radio guy for the Dallas Cowboys back in the late 70's and early 80's. Yeah I know Brad Sham did some play by play, but Verne was the main guy before he went to CBS
This is so great for you to post...uncle verne was the best
Man to Man!
So many memories of Vern.
“Bless his heart” is Texan for “that SOB”.
Verne Lundquist is one of the greatest play-by-play guys of my lifetime.
The laetnerr shot gives me chills till this day.
Tell me about it. I'm a Kentucky fan! It was a great game, though.
@@gregjones2376 that’s the thing about it. I hate duke with all my soul and He’s basically the main reason. But that shot was so pure and the call was so great I mean the moment is just that good
@@treybear8174 I completely agree.
One Of The Greatest To Ever Do It!
Best Call! Chris Davis No Flags Touchdown Auburn!
The thing with Verne is that I think he can call literally ANYTHING and make it epic. Some guys are better at one sport than others but Verne is so incredibly versatile at the sports he can play-by-play.
Thanks, Verne.
One of the greatest of all time
13 is my favorite, Verne would always get so pissed when coaches made stupid decisions and it cracked me up!
loved that you found the local radio call of Jackie Smith's drop i wasnt expecting that in a good way figured it was lost footage
Only miss and its low and cuz Olympics likely lost footage were Midori Ito crashing into the boards handing the gold to Kristi Yamaguchi and his frustration finally coming out at the Tonya Harding Debacle
One of the goats of commentating. He has his future gravestone very close to my grandfather’s grave along with cedric benson’s in Austin
12:29 At the time this video was uploaded, the Tennessee win over Georgia in 2016 was the last time the Vols beat the Bulldogs in football.
The fact that the A&M upset, Hail Mary tip vs. Georgia AND the Bama kick-6 happened in the same year for Auburn still leaves me flabbergasted, especially since they ended up losing the championship game in the final few seconds. If there was ever a more charmed team that failed to win a title, I don’t know of it.
Verne was one of the best ever. He could call any sport
Play #5: Gary Danielson says, “Play of the year.”
Two weeks later on the same field came #2.
War Eagle.
Great voice. Right up there with Ray Scott.
Verne was the best at capturing the moment without stealing the moment. Is he the greatest ever? "Maybe...... Yes Sir!"
Gonna miss you Vern.
The SEC on CBS with Verne was a great time for sports broadcasting.
A true legend! 🎙🖥
Thank you for this
“Oh my goodness…”
Out of all the announcers I've ever heard - he is the only one I think it would actually be hard to narrow it to just the Top 50. He has so many and was the voice of so many classic sporting events.
How did you get such clear footage of some of those early 2000s games?? Fantastic work
"an answered prayer" is one of the greatest sports calls ever fr
The earth moves for Tiger...
Wow on Bledsoe’s 1998 game winner to Coates; I’ve always heard Gil Santos’ radio call of that play.
“Van Raaphorst looks back, nobody there, freelances into the end zone - picked off and the race is on. This is Chuck Cecil”. (Stadium Noise) Chuck Cecil, 106 yard interception return for a TD. Arizona Stadium, November 22nd, 1986. CBS, Verne Lundquist on the call.
just imagining what would’ve been had he called the pros like NFL, NBA or MLB. he could’ve been great calling games for guys like either MLB: rangers, astros, braves, rays or Marlons, for NFL: cowboys, texans, saints, falcons, jaguars, NBA: mavericks, rockets, hawks, heat, or the magic. that’s on his turf, but to see him call other games on the other side would have been crazy.
Here are some more:
Montana to Rice 1988 Week 2 vs Giants: ua-cam.com/video/aL16xMSKtTA/v-deo.htmlsi=H-eF3q3I3fjg6LMR
The Oh My play, Wisconsin and Illinois, 1982: ua-cam.com/video/FVB7OCudqTU/v-deo.htmlsi=y3-Ho36wYlhVg7Rl
Isiah Thomas game winner Pistons and Hawks, 1987: ua-cam.com/video/SXYkpxUPA4g/v-deo.htmlsi=v8cAAKK7ifa14DMB
1986 Sweet 16 clock issue:
ua-cam.com/video/Logj9FMZNq8/v-deo.htmlsi=WsGDPirB64rz16cM
1988 Fog Bowl between the Bears and Eagles (you can look through the fog and find a good call): ua-cam.com/video/s0Vb6V7GOa0/v-deo.htmlsi=1b2d80eEAX1jugIu
Why didn’t any of the WFAA “Bowling for Dollars” clips make the highlights?
You are very old (I remember it too).
I demand a Bowling For Dollars clip!!!
I knew Manziel “oh my gracious; how about THAT!” would be up there. But it should be higher; it was an incredible play and call.
I forgot that Kick 6 was Verne's. It might have been bigger than Tiger's slow-mo shot
It was good but it wasn’t.
Verne always did it like the pro that he was. When he first started, there were a lot of very good play-by-play guys. As he bows out, he stands as one of the greatest ever.
No he doesnt. Sec football fans remember him as THE WORST EVER
@@fuckcensorship69 He stayed with football play-by-play for about 3 years too long. He was hard to listen to, in those last 3 years. Gary Danielson has even talked about Verne not being sharp in those years. Before that, for over 50 years, he was fantastic.
@@darrinlindsey I'd say 15 years too long. In the Tebow days he was already annoying AF..... it's funny Gary said that, bc he's the second worst of all time, but verne was his biggest fan
@@fuckcensorship69 Gary Danielson is one of the best college analysts in the business. Again, not as good as he once was, but still good.
@@darrinlindsey he's not. At all
One of my favorites was during the 1988 fog bowl. “Apparently Cunningham got the pass off and completed it to somebody.”
SEC football hasn’t been the same
Agreed dont like Brad not a funny guy
@@cravenharp5318verne's only funny if you have special needs
It's been way better. Cant wait to not have to hear gary d. Dude is insufferable
I love Verne but Brad is about as good of replacement as they could hope for IMO
@@stevemiller4292 I like that Brad actually knows he's at a football game
Lundquist..." The runny back make a great pirouette move."
Then Bradshaw said..." And he spun around real nice to."
Can you do Kevin Harlan next?
Man thought “Yes sir!” Would be #1 or 2 at worst
One of the GOATs. 🐐
Goofiest of.all time
The greatest of all time
Verne I remember when he made a minor mistake he used to always say "I beg your pardon"
10:21 my favorite clip 😂
You should have had something from the 1992 Winter Olympics, especially "Brenda and Daniel Kerrigan's daughter has seized the moment and made it her own!"
I watched this with the sound off. Great highlight reel!
Jackie Smith has to be #1…it’s iconic over 50 years later from one of the greatest Super Bowls
I was hoping that you would do Al Michaels' Top 50 greatest calls of all time or one with Ian Eagle & Kevin Harlan
al michaels coming soon 🤫
Missed the Bounty Bowl II when he announced on-air that getting a root canal was not as unpleasant as broadcasting an Evils game.
I’m a bit of an announcer snob but imo this top four is bang on.
A great list/compilation, but could have been made greater by his Happy Gilmore calls. ;)
So I just need to learn how to say "Oh my goodness!"
4:05 2000 the first turning point in Ravens history
As a Georgia fan. A few of these are painful to watch.
On the Mt Rushmore of announcers with Dick Enberg, Keith Jackson and Walter Cronkite
What's weirder than football on TNT? Heath Shuler throwing a touchdown.
Side note. How the FFFFF do you try a running play with :10 seconds left and no TO's
the Jackie Smith call should be #1
I just want to commend the awareness on no.11 at 8:24 to not touch the ball after the buzzer. It's instinct to help it in the basket but it would have been a dead ball, game over if he had done so
It's funny, some of Verne's calls sounded like he had money on the game.
They should name No. 16 at Augusta for Uncle Verne, seriously.
No Fog Bowl clips in the top 50?
Montana Rice 1988 has to be up there.
can you do kevin harlan next?
6:24 BANK!
#44 ARE YOU KIDDING ME!
Not just his greatest calls, but some of the most iconic sports calls of all time.
I was there for #14.
Can we get a Kevin Harlan top 50 next?
What a fuckin career
6:11 Kevin Butler
Tennessee beating UGA was enzymes amazing
Yeah….that was #1
Verne Lundquist R.I.P. He will not be forgotten, R.I.P.
Is he dead? I haven't heard anything yet...
@@JonesDylan874 This is a tribute to Verne, so he must have died. They only do tributes when people die. He can only be dead.
@@adambaum9732 He is still alive
He just called his last Masters, so that's probably the reason for the tribute while he is still of this Earth. @@adambaum9732
@@jtp2007 You don't know that, no one can know anything about anything anymore.