Hunker down one last time, Larry.

Ben E Lou · 11-20-2011, 10:33 PM

RIP, Larry Munson, age 89.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-20-2011, 10:36 PM

My sincere condolences to the entire Bulldog Nation on the loss of an irreplaceable icon. Although I know he was much more to his fans, as a broadcaster, what he represented was something that I doubt we'll ever see the likes of again, an honest & enduring master of his craft.

Rest In Peace Larry, you earned it many times over.

digamma · 11-20-2011, 11:01 PM

I posted this several years ago. I think most GT fans have a soft spot for Larry.

And I suspect most have a favorite Munson call. Even if it is, "They're running all over us like we're Wake Forest or Maryland or somebody." from the 2000 game.

GrantDawg · 11-21-2011, 12:12 AM

Dark, dark day. A legend who will be missed.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-21-2011, 12:30 AM

From Mark Bradley's column in the AJC

Quote:

To listen to Cawood Ledford, the greatest pure play-by-play man who ever lived, call a Kentucky game was to hear talent and craftsmanship over the airwaves. To hear Munson at work was to be bombarded by the sheer depth of feeling for what he was witnessing. When the famous Memphis record man Sam Phillips first heard the blues singer Howlin’ Wolf on the radio, Phillips is said to have said: “This is where the soul of man never dies.”

Ben E Lou · 11-21-2011, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digamma

Even if it is, "They're running all over us like we're Wake Forest or Maryland or somebody." from the 2000 game.

Heh. I never really thought about it, but I would imagine that, given Munson's tendency toward being a doomsayer, he would be a pretty entertaining announcer to hear for the opposition when the opposition was really laying the wood to the Dawgs.

CU Tiger · 11-24-2011, 09:47 PM

A LEGEND...a dieing breed.
I actually have two old cassette tapes on the 80 Clemson - UGA game from opposing radio stations One with Jim Philips and the other with Larry Munson.

"My GOD A FRESHMAN"....

FBPro · 11-25-2011, 12:01 AM

Will surely be missed, GO DAWGS!!! RIP Larry!!!

Ben E Lou · 12-02-2011, 03:12 PM

ROFL.

I'm not a big fan of Mark Bradley, but he NAILED this one.

UGA versus LSU, as the mighty Munson might have called it | Mark Bradley

Ben E Lou · 12-02-2011, 03:13 PM

hehehe...

“We kick it off and their man has it. He runs through 15 of our guys and he’s gonna score and there goes
our lead. He ran that kickoff back TWO HUNDRED YARDS.Have you seen SUCH SPEED? We have NO CHANCE.”

BYU 14 · 12-02-2011, 05:42 PM

My favorite

"We throw a two-inch bomb and he takes it TWO THOUSAND YARDS! We just took a 2X4 and smacked Mike The Tiger right in his striped backside!!!"

11-20-2011, 10:36 PM	#2
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	My sincere condolences to the entire Bulldog Nation on the loss of an irreplaceable icon. Although I know he was much more to his fans, as a broadcaster, what he represented was something that I doubt we'll ever see the likes of again, an honest & enduring master of his craft. Rest In Peace Larry, you earned it many times over. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

11-25-2011, 12:01 AM	#8
FBPro College Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SE	Will surely be missed, GO DAWGS!!! RIP Larry!!! __________________ GM RayCo Raiders-est. 2004-2012 Charter member of the IHOF-RayCo GM GM Tennessee Titans PFL 2011-2014 GM Tennessee Titans FOWL 2020-2025

12-02-2011, 03:12 PM	#9
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	ROFL. I'm not a big fan of Mark Bradley, but he NAILED this one. UGA versus LSU, as the mighty Munson might have called it \| Mark Bradley __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

12-02-2011, 03:13 PM	#10
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	hehehe... “We kick it off and their man has it. He runs through 15 of our guys and he’s gonna score and there goes our lead. He ran that kickoff back TWO HUNDRED YARDS.Have you seen SUCH SPEED? We have NO CHANCE.” __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

11-20-2011, 11:01 PM	#3
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	I posted this several years ago. I think most GT fans have a soft spot for Larry. And I suspect most have a favorite Munson call. Even if it is, "They're running all over us like we're Wake Forest or Maryland or somebody." from the 2000 game.

11-21-2011, 12:12 AM	#4
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Dark, dark day. A legend who will be missed.

11-24-2011, 09:47 PM	#7
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	A LEGEND...a dieing breed. I actually have two old cassette tapes on the 80 Clemson - UGA game from opposing radio stations One with Jim Philips and the other with Larry Munson. "My GOD A FRESHMAN"....

12-02-2011, 05:42 PM	#11
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	My favorite "We throw a two-inch bomb and he takes it TWO THOUSAND YARDS! We just took a 2X4 and smacked Mike The Tiger right in his striped backside!!!"

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