What’s your favorite John Ward phrase?

[JarFly]

First foul shot: "Pops, Drops"
Second foul shot" "Gunnnss, Bang"

Always a fave of mine when free throw shooting!

 

[Bigorangefan 98]

Not sure this one been mentioned yet ….. basketball. Kentucky. You need a BLOW ! Timeout speaking lol

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

"He got him on a haackkkk"

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

For the opponent: " He's a gunner"

 

[Zues1]

Mike Keith please bring back some of John Wards favorite phrase such as “Bang, Bottom, and Give Him Six”.

Ya got to be your own man.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Ya got to be your own man.

I think he will bring his usual enthusiasm with TDs. Instead of an emphatic "TOUCHDOWN TITANS!", it will be, "TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE!", or, "TOUCHDOWN VOLS!"

 

[OffTackleVol]

Mike Keith please bring back some of John Wards favorite phrase such as “Bang, Bottom, and Give Him Six”.

I've really enjoyed reading and re-reading this thread. Mr. Ward had a ton of great calls and phrases, but if I had to pick one and only one, I'd go with "It's Football Time in Tennessee!" as the Pride is opening up the Power T. Especially on opening day...........

 

[kvol2000]

A football phrase, and not a regular one, but one of my favorites. I don't remember the opponent but it was on a kickoff or punt return. "He's got one man to beat",,,,,pause ,,,,,, "He beat him. Touchdown Big Orange!"

 

[brockytop]

My thoughts exactly. Would be disappointed if he did.

Guarantee Keith will give an occasional ode to John Ward.

 

[anbailey76]

For those of us old enough to remember the 80s, I always liked Nix.....clicks when Dyron Nix hit a free throw.

 

[1morevol]

Guarantee Keith will give an occasional ode to John Ward.

Bob Kesling also?

 

[brockytop]

Bob Kesling also?

I sure hope not.

 

[OrangeInKy]

The last one

 

[TJVol95]

I have no ideas what he is doing Bill Anderson

 

[Tin Man]

“You walked sir.”

Good! And that gentleman was fouled!

Ward was like your educated uncle who jawed comfortably with working folk and taught you to respect the garbageman. The way he called a game was as good as anyone could ask for, and his sprinkling of phrases like the two quoted above makes him the poet laureate of all his peers.

 

[snappervol]

“Tickled the Twine” among many others.
Just no way possible to put into words what John Ward meant to this university during his time broadcasting BasketVols and football. A true treasure!

 

[Rocky Top T]

Ladies and gentlemen, Willie Gault is running all the way to the state capitol, give him 6, touchdown Tennessee.

The best call ever

 

[Rocky Top T]

Bob Kesling also?

No

 

[ochocinco]

Bottom

First one that came to mind for me. Reminds me of Tony White, Greg Bell, Allan Houston. The years when live TV games very rare. Dyron Nix and Carlus Groves got Ward crazy excited too during that era.

 

[Ace]

Natural Gas

 

[wmcovol]

My all time favorite comment John Ward made was at Rupp Arena in 1977 after King took off his 20th rebound vs Kys vaulted Twin Towers to seal the first loss in Rupp for Kentucky, Ward said “Ladies and Gentlemen, that young man can play this game.“

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

My all time favorite comment John Ward made was at Rupp Arena in 1977 after King took off his 20th rebound vs Kys vaulted Twin Towers to seal the first loss in Rupp for Kentucky, Ward said “Ladies and Gentlemen, that young man can play this game.“

First SEC loss in Rupp. Utah won at Rupp a month earlier for KY’s first loss there. Those were KY’s only 2 home loses in 1977. They also lost at TN and in the NCAAT to UNC.

Kentucky’s last loss in Memorial was to UT in January 1976.