the voice of God

[weimy froob]

this thread is where you go to hear john facenda narrate NFL football's glorious past. just press play.

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if the first 90 seconds of this vid doesn't give you the chills? well then i don't think this thread is going to be for you.


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[weimy froob]

oh gawd no. is youtube going to do this to the thread? ugh.

you'll just have to click on the watch on youtube link. maybe that surprise will be good for the views on the thread. still don't like it though, google. you bastards.

[Angry Waters]

oh gawd no. is youtube going to do this to the thread? ugh.

you'll just have to click on the watch on youtube link. maybe that surprise will be good for the views on the thread. still don't like it though, google. you bastards.

I second this thread!!! I love listening to these old tapes. Even better when you get some of the old-school music to accompany it. Rightfully so that he's (finally) being enshrined in the HOF.

[weimy froob]

oh gawd no. is youtube going to do this to the thread? ugh.

you'll just have to click on the watch on youtube link. maybe that surprise will be good for the views on the thread. still don't like it though, google. you bastards.

I second this thread!!! I love listening to these old tapes. Even better when you get some of the old-school music to accompany it. Rightfully so that he's (finally) being enshrined in the HOF.

the music at the end of the lombardi clip is epic.

Pro Football Hall of Fame honors the late John Facenda with Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award
Published: Jun 28, 2021 at 12:27 PM

The Voice of God has received the praises of Canton.

The late John Facenda, a Philadelphia broadcaster and sports announcer whose unique style, cadence and baritone voice captivated generations of football fans, was announced as the 2021 recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award by the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Monday.

"For nearly 20 years, John Facenda's resonant voice was, and even today still is, synonymous with the power, strength and character of the NFL," Pro Football Hall of Fame president and CEO David Baker said during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show. "His narration of the league's history, the legacies of those who played and coached in it and the stories of its greatest moments and memories helped generations of fans fall in love with the game and make it America's passion."

Facenda brought an iconic sound to the budding production company that was NFL Films and helped cement its tone -- a grand, elegant one that made every scene momentous -- from its earliest years. Slow-motion highlights of the game's gladiators entranced viewers while Facenda's narration told the story of the events unfolding on the screen, helping the NFL explode in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s.

One can't imagine a scene from an NFL Films production, or even recall the game's greats of those decades without hearing Facenda's voice.

"John Facenda could read a laundry list and make it sound like the Constitution of the United States," the late NFL Films founder Ed Sabol once said.

https://www.nfl.com/news/pro-football-h ... le-radio-t

[weimy froob]

i'll put this up today--and i'll add to it from time to time--but i'm going to create another thread this week and i think most of the new content from around the league will be going there. the voice of God is an icon--but the new thread just is going to have more week to week action. time to relive the good old days of my youth and the NFL.


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[weimy froob]

facenda, sayers and sweetness. this is worth a minute of your time.

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more riggins. more facenda.

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interesting.

Upton Bell
@uptonbell
I knew John Facenda. He did the 10pm news on WCAU in Philly. It was a great choice by ED Sabol because he wasn’t a football person but that voice was the Voice of God. John was very understated in real life and a wonderful person

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get ready for a boatload of john. BOTD. i'm going to post them all.

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this one is added more for the play than the voice. but you do get the voice.

[weimy froob]

but was this a legal catch if instant replay was in the league?

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Happy 87th Sonny Jurgensen

[weimy froob]

some good calls from facenda in these clips. just press play.

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just a few garbled words from facenda--but worth posting because of the play on the ball by lester the molester.

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classic facenda. top 10 clip for sure.

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you get the music too with this one. along with the iconic horseshoe helmet and a quick spotting of a bankamericard advertisement. who remembers what happened to that company?

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the steelers didn't win the SB this year--but that defense was one of the all-time best.