Standing O for John Ward

[dickens821]

last night at the basketball game was amazing...

I thought it was never going to end.

The man knows he is loved.

 

[LittleDTO]

I miss John Ward.

 

[TheVol]

I especially missed him last week listening to the game on the radio for the first time with Kesling.:no:

 

[Cincy Vol o5]

 

[flowingaway]

I thought it was never going to end.

I wish it never had.

 

[jcolli30]

It brought tears to his eyes....a real special moment.

 

[egotisticalmoron]

that's a really good picture.

 

[All Vol!]

the man is too good for words.

 

[hmanvolfan]

Unofficial John Ward ("Voice of the Vols") Homepage

 

[All Vol!]

it's too bad he decided to move on. He looks really good & could've gone on calling games for years to come.

 

[utvolpj]

He should get a standing O everywhere he goes. The man is a legend and got me through many games.

 

[Nitescape]

I would love to see this added to Volnation in the Front page pic.

 

[utmba93]

It's impossible to over-estimate how much John Ward did to build the Vols program.

He was everything to Tennessee during the long era of college football (and basketball) that didn't have PPV games. For many years, I used to play his voice and watch on TV.

I miss him too!

 

[dan4vols]

it's too bad he decided to move on. He looks really good & could've gone on calling games for years to come.

What did he move on to? Is he busy in business or something? Also anyone know his age?

 

[fergie]

I have listened to many radio play by play announcers, but there is none to compare to John Ward. I show his video "The Voice" to my speech class in school to show them how to be precise and descriptive with the English language. He will forever be the Voice of the Vols. He is such a humble man. He said in the video he did not expect to be remembered. Now I hope he realizes he will never be forgotten by the Big Orange Faithful.

 

[Cincy Vol o5]

I have listened to many radio play by play announcers, but there is none to compare to John Ward. I show his video "The Voice" to my speech class in school to show them how to be precise and descriptive with the English language. He will forever be the Voice of the Vols. He is such a humble man. He said in the video he did not expect to be remembered. Now I hope he realizes he will never be forgotten by the Big Orange Faithful.

:hi:Welcome fergie. Never knew you taught english class.
Does it include your "My Humps" song?

 

[dickens821]

Thanks for finding that picture!!!!!

 

[Griffmann]

Definitely a great moment. He started out getting a little more than the average cheer but then it kept building and building until the entire stadium was into it. Probably only lasted 30 seconds but it seemed like 5 minutes.

I couldn't tell but it seemed like at the end he was trying to hold back tears. Ward is the man.

 

[volinbham]

In this age of every game being televised or streamed, we'll never see the greats of radio broadcasting again.

I'm glad I was part of this history.

 

[HotlantaVol]

In honor of John, I have a new avatar. He is the man.