Emerson Eugene "Gene" Deckerhoff, Jr. (born May 2, 1945 in Jacksonville, Florida) is the radio play-by-play announcer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a post he has held since 1989. He also has served as the longtime broadcaster of the Florida State Seminoles athletics, including its football team (on the radio from 1979-present), its basketball team (on the radio from 1974-present), and its baseball team (on TV). May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval Mayor John Peyton (R) Area    - City 2,264. ... City Tampa, Florida Other nicknames The Bucs, Pewter Pirates Team colors Buccaneer Red, Pewter, Black, and Orange Head Coach Jon Gruden Owner Malcolm Glazer General manager Bruce Allen Mascot Captain Fear League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1976–present) American Football Conference (1976) AFC West (1976) National Football Conference (1977... Florida State University Seal Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, known for its programs in fine arts, education, public administration & policy, information studies, international affairs, music, criminology, and nursing. ...

He also has broadcast games for the Arena Football League's Orlando Predators and Tampa Bay Storm as a television play-by-play announcer. He also voices the P.A. announcer for the EA Sports Arena Football released in 2006, as well as a handful of Madden NFL games in the past. The Arena Football League (AFL) sometimes referred to by fans as the Arena League was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1991 Home arena Hummer Field at TD Waterhouse Centre City, State Orlando, Florida Wild card titles 8: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Division titles 7: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006 Conference titles 7: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000... Conference National Division Southern Year founded 1987 Home arena St. ...

During football season, Gene hosts a 30-minute weekly TV show with FSU head coach Bobby Bowden called "The Bobby Bowden Show" in which they review the previous day's game. Since 1984, the show has featured a segment with Burt Reynolds - the most famous FSU alum who played a few games for the Seminoles football team in the 1950s. Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama), better known as Bobby Bowden, is the head football coach at the Florida State University, where he has been since 1976. ... Burt Reynolds in 2005 Burt Reynolds (born Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr. ...

In 2000, he was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2002 was inducted into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame.

External links

• GeneDeckerhoff.com