The Resume

(October 18, 1928-January 12, 2018)
Member of ABC's broadcasting team (1964- )
Announcer on Monday Night Football (1970)
Appeared in 'When She Was Bad...,' 'The Story of Darrell Royal' and 'Bear: The Legend of Coach Paul Bryant'

Why he might be annoying:

His trademark quote is 'Whoa Nelly!'
After retiring from broadcasting in January of 1999, he returned that fall and has been announcing since then.
In order to be close to home, he primarily works West Coast college football games.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a Marine (1946-1950).
He's been married to the same woman, Turi, since 1952.
He called the first live sporting event from the Soviet Union to the U.S.
Bob Griese said of him: 'In the heart of the greatest college football broadcaster of all time lies a life steeped in tradition and affection for the game of football and amateur athletes who love it so.'
He's called college football for ABC since 1966, a combined 11 baseball World Series' and League Championships Series' and 10 different Olympics. He's also called NBA and college basketball games.
For charity, he auctioned off a signed page from his old score book for $2,500.

Credit: His Name is Robert

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2008 Least Annoying 201-300 (Ranked: 261)
• ABC's Wide World of Sports
• AskMen's Top 10 Legendary Sportscasters (Ranked: 9)
• Baseball Players
• Football Players
• His Name is Robert's Profiles [Series 4]
• I am a U.S. Marine
• I Attended Washington State University
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 89)
• I Retired, Just Kidding
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm Reading
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Headphones
• Male Sportscasters
• Masturbatory Names
• Monday Night Football
• Naked Gun [Series]
• New York Yankees
• People with Bruce, Marc or Keith in their Names
• Profiles 10251-10500 (Ranked: 10378)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20180112)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 543 Votes: 69.61% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 712 Votes: 58.99% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 69 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 199 Votes: 48.24% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 229 Votes: 59.83% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 55 Votes: 52.73% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 49 Votes: 65.31% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 48.28% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 147 Votes: 74.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 642 Votes: 52.65% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 97 Votes: 65.98% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 209 Votes: 60.77% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 235 Votes: 50.64% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 330 Votes: 49.39% Annoying