Brent Musburger

Brent Musburger Retiring From Sportscasting At Age 77

... — most of CBS’ marquee events. He was behind the mic for one of college football’s most memorable plays, Doug Flutie’s “Hail Mary” pass that beat Miami for Boston College in 1984. He confessed to Flutie later that it took him awhile to identify Gerard Phelan, Flutie’s roommate, as the receiver for that pass — and Flutie told him he didn’t know, either, until he had run off the field. Musburger was abruptly dropped by CBS in 1990 in what was perceived as a salary dump, then came to work for ABC and ESPN. “Brent made every event feel larger,” said Stephanie Druley, ESPN senior vice president for events and studio production. “To me, there is probably not a greater storyteller as a play-by-play person. He can spin a yarn like nobody else and it made games definitely more enjoyable to watch.”. Musburger’s opportunities for national exposure grew more limited in recent years when ESPN assigned him to its SEC network for college football. But he still called college basketball regularly and even though ESPN has been trying to save money lately by cutting higher-cost talent, Druley said the network had no interest in seeing him leave. Sportscasting today “has become more and more ...

Brent Musburger To End Career Tuesday

... he spent 15 years at CBS Sports. His career started in local TV in 1968 and moved to the national level in 1975. "What a wonderful journey I have travelled with CBS and the Disney company," the 77-year-old Musburger said in a statement. "A love of sports allows me to live a life of endless pleasure. And make no mistake, I will miss the arenas and stadiums dearly. Most of all, I will miss the folks I have met along the trail.". In announcing his retirement, ESPN listed his play-by-play or hosting duties — on TV or radio: the Super Bowl, College Football Championship, Final Four, Masters, Rose Bowl, Little League World Series, FIFA World Cup, Indianapolis 500, NBA Finals, MLB Playoffs, U. S. Open tennis, Belmont Stakes and many others. ESPN President John Skipper said in a statement: "Brent's presence and delivery have come to symbolize big time sports for multiple generations of fans. When he opens with his ...

Brent Musburger On The Only Autograph He's Ever Asked For

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Brent Musburger Made Friends, Had Fun At Iowa, Isu

... It was hard-fought, Midwest-type football. “Besides, television gravitates to wherever the contest is. Iowa always was competitive.”. Musburger became a semi-fixture in Ames this decade. He called six Iowa State Big Monday men’s basketball games on ESPN over the last five years, including the Cyclones’ 82-77 win over then-No. 1 Oklahoma last Jan. 18. I cringe when I see “Hilton Magic” in our headlines or hear it used by local sportscasters as if it’s fresh. But when Musburger said it, well, it just felt right. Thanks for the memories, Brent! #legend __link__/e TDMU 0 Gj 81. — Cyclone Basketball (@Cyclone MBB) January 25, 2017. ESPN’s Jay Bilas tweeted this Wednesday : “Favorite Musburger memory: sitting in Ames, IA bar for NFL game (drinking milk) listening to Brent go back and forth with every bar patron.”. As one of the minority of high-profile sports announcers who often said what he thought without filtering himself, Musburger wasn’t always in everyone’s good graces. During ESPN’s Sugar Bowl telecast earlier this month, he said he hoped Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon, ...

You Are Looking Live!' Brent Musburger's Nfl Legacy Is Hosting The Greatest Pregame Show Ever

... personalities. CBS has done the same with its reboot of “The NFL Today.” Many of those shows are done well, but there is only one original “The NFL Today.”. In the 1970 s and 1980 s, when the NFL’s popularity was skyrocketing, CBS’ pregame show was almost as big of a deal as the games that followed. In the days before the Internet and ESPN’s “NFL Prime Time,” Musburger also emceed our first look at the highlights from around the league in the halftime and postgame studio show. [ Ditch the paper and pen – play Squares Pick’em for the Big Game! ]. Musburger was fired from CBS in 1990, and rarely showed up in any NFL coverage after that. Even though it has been almost 30 years since Musburger was taking us from stadium to stadium to start our NFL Sunday, fans of a certain age still will get involuntarily excited when they see the old “The NFL Today” intro. It’s amazing to think about now, but there was a time when an NFL pregame show was ...

Brent Musburger Retirement Decision Came Before Joe Mixon Comments, Espn Says

... to retire from sports broadcasting as of Jan. 31. Wednesday’s announcement of that surprising fact — and that it’s happening now and not at the end of the season — was just a coincidence. That’s the optics that he and ESPN will stick with. At least one major-player sports columnist started the push for Musburger’s resignation after he fumbled his way through an explanation as to why he thought Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon deserved a second chance, and how he wished “this young man well at the next level,” while also adding that the actions in the tape were “brutal. uncalled for.”. But when explaining why, at 77, he feels it’s time to leave a media career that began as a Chicago sportswriter and flourished at CBS with his campy NFL and college basketball hype-driven coverage, Musburger simply said in the ESPN release. “What a wonderful journey I have traveled with CBS and the Disney company. A love of sports allows me to live a life of endless pleasure. And make no mistake, I will miss the arenas and stadiums dearly. Most of all, I will miss the folks I have met along the trail. “But the next rodeo for me is in Las Vegas. Stop ...

Musburger Was Great, But It Was Time To Go

... address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Nation's Conversation. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. Musburger was great, but it was time to go. Charles Curtis , USA TODAY 11:59 a.m. ET Jan. 25, 2017. 70 Shares. (Photo: ESPN Images). One of sports' most well-known voices will be hanging up his headset later this month: ESPN announced Brent Musburger will finish up his storied career on Jan. 31 with a Georgia-Kentucky telecast. "What a wonderful journey I have traveled with CBS and the Disney company," Musburger said. "A love of sports allows me to live a life of endless pleasure. And make no mistake, I will miss the arenas and stadiums dearly. Most of all, I will miss the folks I have met along the trail.". Really, that's what we'll remember most - at least from most of his career: That voice. There was nothing like hearing that excited ...