Never gets old.....

[Tnphil]

 

[#1fulmerite]

At least the PA doesn’t have to lie when he announces the “actual” attendance like he used to.

 

[savannahfan]

Watching this, it came to me that few if any event other than holidays and birthdays, have been such an anticipated time year after year for my over 80 years.

 

[Bigorangefan 98]

God. I miss John ward… can’t keep from tearing up watching this .

 

[ftsandersvol]

God. I miss John ward… can’t keep from tearing up watching this .

Hearing him announce Tennessee football still sends chills down my spine to this day.

 

[Rocky Top T]

God. I miss John ward… can’t keep from tearing up watching this .

I miss John Ward too, but we finally have someone who is close to him. Been waiting 27 years for Mike Keith!

 

[OffTackleVol]

As George Constanza famously muttered, "I think it moved a little." Labor Day weekend only trails Christmas Eve and Day as my favorite time of the year.

 

[OffTackleVol]

God. I miss John ward… can’t keep from tearing up watching this .

My wife and I were checking into a Gatlinburg hotel when we heard of John Ward's passing. After checking in, we walked down to the the gift shops. The very first gift shop we walked into, and the very first thing I saw was the sign "It's Football Time in Tennessee." I told my wife, "wow, what a coincidence" and immediately bought it. Of all the great John Ward phrases, it's probably my favorite especially when The Pride is opening up the T on opening day.

 

[SNAFU]

Hearing John Ward never gets old. I feel bad for those Vol fans who never got to experience him calling games.

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

Second half of the 20th century in the United States will go down as one of the all time golden eras of history.

 

[Boca Vol]

There was something special about playing football on Saturday afternoon in the back yard with John Ward calling the VOLS games on the radio.

Stopping when you heard, “He’s at the 35-30-25-20-15-10-5-4-3-2-1…Give Him 6! TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE!!!!!

 

[Aerie Vol]

Back when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s, you’d get maybe 3 games a Saturday between ABC and CBS on tv. It may well be USC vs Texas but it was all there was.

And the radio. The Vol Radio Network was our lifeline. We had this old “world band” radio that could pickup anything and everything, if the antenna hadn’t broken like 10 years ago. Ward painted the picture and it was like I was there. Wilkerson carries on that tradition today. Masters of their craft.

I was in the garage with my dad working on some project when John told me that “Ladies and gentlemen, Willie Gault is running all the way to the state capitol.”

Moments I’ll never forget.

 

[Tnphil]

Back when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s, you’d get maybe 3 games a Saturday between ABC and CBS on tv. It may well be USC vs Texas but it was all there was.

And the radio. The Vol Radio Network was our lifeline. We had this old “world band” radio that could pickup anything and everything, if the antenna hadn’t broken like 10 years ago. Ward painted the picture and it was like I was there. Wilkerson carries on that tradition today. Masters of their craft.

I was in the garage with my dad working on some project when John told me that “Ladies and gentlemen, Willie Gault is running all the way to the state capitol.”

Moments I’ll never forget.

I'm 70....you are exactly correct. Back in the day you had to be Texas...OU....USC...ND... occasionally Bama fans to see your team play on TV. It's why New Years day was so special back then....you saw more football games in 1 day than you had seen in a whole month. Lol.

 

[OffTackleVol]

Back when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s, you’d get maybe 3 games a Saturday between ABC and CBS on tv. It may well be USC vs Texas but it was all there was.

And the radio. The Vol Radio Network was our lifeline. We had this old “world band” radio that could pickup anything and everything, if the antenna hadn’t broken like 10 years ago. Ward painted the picture and it was like I was there. Wilkerson carries on that tradition today. Masters of their craft.

I was in the garage with my dad working on some project when John told me that “Ladies and gentlemen, Willie Gault is running all the way to the state capitol.”

Moments I’ll never forget.

Yep, and the Jefferson Pilot telecasts were gifts from the heavens.........

 

[Volador]

 

[Tman44]

And NO Bob Kesling to lull us to sleep this year!

 

[Rocky Top T]

And NO Bob Kesling to lull us to sleep this year!

You got that right

 

[SubVet676]

My wife and I were checking into a Gatlinburg hotel when we heard of John Ward's passing. After checking in, we walked down to the the gift shops. The very first gift shop we walked into, and the very first thing I saw was the sign "It's Football Time in Tennessee." I told my wife, "wow, what a coincidence" and immediately bought it. Of all the great John Ward phrases, it's probably my favorite especially when The Pride is opening up the T on opening day.

They should play a recording of him saying that right before the team comes out at every home game… play the voice of John Ward, have the band break into the T and start playing Rocky Top, and out comes the team. Perfect.

 

[OffTackleVol]

They should play a recording of him saying that right before the team comes out at every home game… play the voice of John Ward, have the band break into the T and start playing Rocky Top, and out comes the team. Perfect.

Best idea I've heard in a long, long time. "From Dyersburg to Bulls Gap and everywhere in between, ladies and gentlemen, it's Football Time in Tennessee!"