stoops the eternal pimp
6/7/2008, 10:04 PM
His passing away today made me think back to being a kid and watching WWOS on Saturday afternoon. I always loved to hear the guy and would sometimes watch whatever sport he was working just to listen to him tell the story behind the participants or giving his take.
I remember as a kid watching horse racing not because I cared at all about it but because he was the man calling the action. He was so much different than the guys who work sports today, most of whom I could care less about.
I looked forward to watching that ski accident in the intro and would cringe everytime I saw it. Even today watching the replays of it, I still had about the same reaction.
Whether it was a Harlem Globetrotters game, demolition derby, cliff diving, lumberjack sporting events, or something like the Olympics, he brought a certain dignity to things that nobody else could...
Probably not a big deal to most, but I honestly felt like a childhood hero passed away..
I remember as a kid watching horse racing not because I cared at all about it but because he was the man calling the action. He was so much different than the guys who work sports today, most of whom I could care less about.
I looked forward to watching that ski accident in the intro and would cringe everytime I saw it. Even today watching the replays of it, I still had about the same reaction.
Whether it was a Harlem Globetrotters game, demolition derby, cliff diving, lumberjack sporting events, or something like the Olympics, he brought a certain dignity to things that nobody else could...
Probably not a big deal to most, but I honestly felt like a childhood hero passed away..