John Ward - Page 2

**LadyinOrange** · 07-23-2006, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by (hatvol96 @ Jul 23, 2006 12:29 PM)

I believe our friend Dan4 may have gotten into the grape last night.

Ohhhhhhhhhh.

**VolinArizona** · 07-23-2006, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by (hatvol96 @ Jul 23, 2006 10:29 AM)

I believe our friend Dan4 may have gotten into the grape last night.

My first reaction as well.

DKG534 · 07-23-2006, 06:46 PM

Not only do I miss "Give him Six" during football season, but who can forget when he'd say "bottoms" as a vol drained a shot on the basketball court.

I feel sorry for Bob Kessling because he had to follow the footsteps of such an unforgetable and remarkable announcer.

Rizzo924 · 07-23-2006, 09:33 PM

Saw in today's KNS (or maybe it was yesterday) that John Ward had a hole-in-one at Green Meadows this past week. Short article said there was no word on whether or not he exclaimed, "BOTTOM!" when the ball disappeared into the cup!

**LadyinOrange** · 07-23-2006, 10:52 PM

I think John Ward should call all Homecoming games.

Jasongivm6 · 07-23-2006, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by (DKG534 @ Jul 23, 2006 5:46 PM)

Not only do I miss "Give him Six" during football season, but who can forget when he'd say "bottoms" as a vol drained a shot on the basketball court.

I feel sorry for Bob Kessling because he had to follow the footsteps of such an unforgetable and remarkable announcer.

There were some great announcers before John Ward, too, weren't there?

**GAVol** · 07-24-2006, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by (Jasongivm6 @ Jul 23, 2006 11:59 PM)

There were some great announcers before John Ward, too, weren't there?

Lindsay Nelson was one of the all time greats. I vaguely remember him from the early 80s doing games on TBS.

**tidwell** · 07-24-2006, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by (GAVol @ Jul 22, 2006 9:51 PM)

She probably would have said "Sacked by Harys Parralson".

**tidwell** · 07-24-2006, 02:19 AM

I went to school with a guy all my life that was named after JW. He is also John Ward. When the Vols' JW was retiring, our teachers would always ask him if he'd stick around a few more years. Oye.

Arclight · 07-24-2006, 08:35 AM

In case you guys need a JW fix!

JW Sounds

**jakez4ut** · 07-24-2006, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by (GAVol @ Jul 22, 2006 10:51 PM)

She probably would have said "Sacked by Harys Parralson".

**vader** · 07-24-2006, 11:21 AM

John Ward was awesome. Bob Kessling is a tool.

**GAVol** · 07-24-2006, 11:47 AM

I don't really mind Kessling all that much. Although if you ever listen to him when you're in the stadium, you sometimes wonder what he's watching.

Ward was the same way though. My Dad used to call him "Mr. 5 Second Delay".

utvolpj · 07-24-2006, 06:04 PM

JW just had a way of calling the games that made me feel like I was watching it. I listened to many a game while sitting in a tree stand and never felt like I was missing much by not seeing it. Kesling just doesn't have that same feel.

sabster74 · 08-03-2006, 09:28 AM

Anytime a UT game was on TV, I'd hit the 'Mute' button and crank up the radio just to hear JW.

I've never met him, but I do have an interesting factoid connecting us: I was the final caller ever on the Kickoff Call-In Show during JW's reign (UT-FSU NC game). I correctly answered the trivia question, then wished JW and BA well.

Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee recently ordered all state flags lowered to half-mast in memory of the recently-departed "Voice of the Hogs". Can't think of his name right now. If the same honor is not ordered for JW (hopefully not anytime soon), it would be a serious injustice.