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Sportscaster Charlie Jones Dead At 77

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Veteran sportscaster Charlie Jones dies

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Emmy Award-winning sportscaster Charlie Jones, whose voice is most associated with the National Football League and NBC's Summer Olympics coverage, has died at age 77.

Jones started his career at ABC in 1960 broadcasting American Football League games. In 1965, he moved on to NBC, continuing to broadcast the AFL and later the NFL.

The distinctive voice continued to work NFL games until 1997, when NBC lost their NFL broadcasting rights to CBS.

During Jones' time at NBC, he also helped broadcast the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics as well as golf and Wimbledon.

He also served as a play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies.

"All of us at NBC are saddened at the passing of one of the great pioneers of NBC Sports," Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Sports, said in a statement. "His work in particular on the NFL, golf and the Olympics left a lasting legacy."

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  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,123 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I remember his voice from the early 70s doing the west coast games for NBC. It seemed he was usually calling the Oakland Raiders games and just praising Darryl Lamonica.
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  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭✭
    He really was the voice of the AFL when it attained national prominence with that contract. He was also a guy who didn't mind giving an opinion when it was warranted. I distinctly remember him reaming Otis Wilson out for a late hit in the middle 80's. In a TV culture based on not rocking the boat, I found that refreshing.
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  • stevekstevek Posts: 30,323 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Seems like a lot of good people are dying today. Must be Friday the 13th or something.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,858 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Charlie Jones was great. I have fond memories of listening to him doing NFL games on NBC while I was growing up. Sad day.


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  • mrbecker712mrbecker712 Posts: 525
    Now let's wait for some jack@$$ on this board to make fun of or be completely disrespectful of him dying. It's only a matter of time...
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    << <i>Now let's wait for some jack@$$ on this board to make fun of or be completely disrespectful of him dying. It's only a matter of time... >>



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  • cardbendercardbender Posts: 1,831 ✭✭
    Charlie Jones was great. Loved to hear him announce games. Sad that he passed away.

    Does anyone here remember back in the 1980's when Jones and Al McGuire were doing a Syracuse game and Jones got drilled on the air with an orange to his head thrown by some wreckless Orangeman fan after their first basket was scored? It was priceless.

    It went something like this:

    Jones: 'The Orangeman just scored and AHHHHHHH!'
    McGuire: 'What's wrong?'
    Jones: 'I just got hit in the head with a bar of soap!!!'.
    McGuire: 'Are you okay?'
    Jone: 'I don't know'.
    McGuire: 'What do you mean you don't know, either you are or you aren't'.
    Jones: just moaning at this point......
    McGuire: 'Maybe they're trying to tell you something Charlie'.
  • bobbybakerivbobbybakeriv Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭✭
    Just noticed this. Wow. May he rest in peace. Two journalistic giants in one day. Very sad day for the profession, indeed. He was a good one.
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