Larry Munson (born September 28, 1922) is a famous sports announcer and talk-show host who has been based in Atlanta for over four decades. He has been the play-by-play voice of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team throughout that time, and has also hosted sports-related talk shows. He has also handled the play-by-play for the Atlanta Falcons radio broadcasts in the past. is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A talk show (American) or chat show (British) is a television or radio program where one person or group of people come together to discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Head coach Mark Richt 7th year, 66–19–0 Home stadium Sanford Stadium Capacity 92,746 - Grass Conference SEC - Eastern First year 1892 Athletic director Damon Evans Website georgiadogs. ... City Atlanta, Georgia Team colors Black, Red, and White Head Coach Bobby Petrino Owner Arthur Blank General manager Rich McKay Mascot Freddie Falcon League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1966–present) Eastern Conference (1966) Western Conference (1967-69) Coastal Division (1967-1969) National Football Conference (1970-present) NFC West (1970...

Early Career

A native of Minnesota, Munson began his career at the age of twenty and first rose to real prominence as a broadcaster in Nashville, Tennessee in the late 1940s where he announced, among other things, minor league baseball and the football and basketball games of the Vanderbilt University Commodores. He announced at Vanderbilt until he accepted a similar position as the announcer for University of Georgia football in 1966 to replace Ed Thilenius. Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... “Nashville” redirects here. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... For the organization which many minor leagues belong to, see Minor League Baseball Part of the History of baseball series. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... This article is about the sport. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Ed Thilenius was an American sports announcer. ...

Munson was also a pioneering television sports announcer in the Nashville market. For several years after getting involved with the University of Georgia broadcasts he would make the commute from Athens, Georgia, on game weekends back to his home in Nashville in order to continue producing an outdoor sports program about hunting and fishing. Munson was also one of the original Atlanta Braves broadcasters. For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) East Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 21, 35, 41, 42, 44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston...

Voice of the Bulldogs

Now in his eighties, Munson is in failing health and plans to call only UGA home games in the 2007 season. His gravelly voice is one of the most distinctive in all of U.S. sports announcing and is regarded as endearing by Georgia Bulldog fans. Like many of his peers, most of whom he has outlived, Munson's style is to avoid any pretense of journalistic objectivity or accuracy during his broadcasts. He is an unabashed Bulldogs fan, but because he generally espouses a dour or pessimistic view about his team, his broadcasts are considered amongst the modern generation of sportscasters as not only acceptable, but sometimes even more authentic than contemporary sportscasting. His unique turns of phrase – which are virtually always made off hand – are a part of most Bulldogs fans' vernacular.

Famous Calls

Some of Munson's well known calls include:

• "Buck back. Third down on the 8. In trouble. Got a block behind him. Going to throw on the run. Complete to the 25, to the 30. Lindsay Scott 35, 40. Lindsay Scott 45, 50, 45, 40. Run Lindsay! Twenty-five, 20, 15, 10, 5. Lindsay Scott! Lindsay Scott! Lindsay Scott! Well, I don't believe it. 92 yards and Lindsay really got in a footrace, I broke my chair, I came right through a chair, a metal STEEL chair...Do you know what is gonna happen here tonight? And up at St. Simon's, Jekyll Island, and all those places, where all those Dawg people have got those condominiums for four days...MAN, is there gonna be some property destroyed tonight!" - calling wide receiver Lindsay Scott's 92-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Buck Belue against Florida in 1980
• "Hunker down, you guys!...I know I'm asking a lot, but hunker down one more time!" - in a defensive series late in the game against Auburn in 1982, which clinched the SEC title for Georgia
• "My God Almighty, he ran right through two men! Herschel ran right over two men! They had him dead away inside the 9. Herschel Walker went 16 yards. He drove right over those orange shirts and is just driving and running with those big thighs. My God, a freshman!" - calling Herschel Walker's first touchdown run against the Tennessee Volunteers in 1980.
• "Look at the sugar falling out of the sky!" - at the end of the Auburn game in 1982.
• "So we'll try to kick one a hundred thousand miles. We're holding it on our own 49-and-a-half ... gonna try to kick it sixty yards plus about a foot-and-a-half ... and Butler kicked a long one ... a long one ... Oh my God! Oh my God! ... The stadium is worse than bonkers! I can't believe what he did! This is ungodly!" - calling Kevin Butler's field goal in the final seconds to win over Clemson in 1984.
• "We just stepped on their face with a hob-nailed boot and broke their nose! We just crushed their face!" - calling Georgia's last-second win over Tennessee in 2001
• "Touchdown! Oh, God, a touchdown!" - calling David Greene's touchdown pass to Michael Johnson as Georgia defeated Auburn in 2002, clinching the Bulldogs' first-ever SEC Eastern Division championship
• "Who do we sue if we have a stroke?" - asked of co-commentator Scott Howard after Matthew Stafford's game-winning drive and touchdown pass to Mohammed Massaquoi against Georgia Tech in 2006
• "Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown, my God, a touchdown! Touchdown! Massaqoui!" - Matthew Stafford's game-winning touchdown pass to Mohamed Massaquoi against Georgia Tech in 2006

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References

• [2004] in Tony Barhart, Ed.: ixWhat it means to be a Bulldog: Vince Dooley, Mark Richt, and Georgia's greatest players. Chicago, Illinois: thiTriumph Books s, pp.356-35g9. ISBN 1-57243-645-X. 

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External links

• A Larry Munson fan tribute site
• Georgia Sports Hall of Fame