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cardinals football (1960-1987) radio announcer history

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timmyb

hello.

i am currently undertaking research on compiling the radio announcer history for all 32 nfl teams.

broadcasting magazine has been a massive help from the years 1963 thru 1976. however the years before (1960-1962) and after for the cardinals (1977-1987) during their stay in st. louis are proving very difficult for me to find.

i know that bob starr and bill wilkerson are some names since 76 (starr in 77, 78 & 79).

if anyone out there can provide help with names of play by play men and color analysts and years they worked for the 60-62 & 77-87 eras and post them here, i would be most grateful!!!!

thanks.

tb
 
I seem to remember Jack Buck calling some football Cardinals games with Bill Wilkerson in the 80s.

> hello.
>
> i am currently undertaking research on compiling the radio
> announcer history for all 32 nfl teams.
>
> broadcasting magazine has been a massive help from the years
> 1963 thru 1976. however the years before (1960-1962) and
> after for the cardinals (1977-1987) during their stay in st.
> louis are proving very difficult for me to find.
>
> i know that bob starr and bill wilkerson are some names
> since 76 (starr in 77, 78 & 79).
>
> if anyone out there can provide help with names of play by
> play men and color analysts and years they worked for the
> 60-62 & 77-87 eras and post them here, i would be most
> grateful!!!!
>
> thanks.
>
> tb
>
 
Wilkerson did PBP for the Football Cardinals for much of their history..Zip Rezeppa (sp), former sports guy for Channels 2 and 4 also did PBP for the Cardinals in the final couple of years..I think he teamed with Jackie Smith for a while..
 
I was listening to KMOX this morning, and Charlie Brennan had Mike Shannon as a guest. Brennan played a tape of Shannon doing the color on the last Big Red game in St. Louis, with Bill Wilkerson on the call.

> Wilkerson did PBP for the Football Cardinals for much of
> their history..Zip Rezeppa (sp), former sports guy for
> Channels 2 and 4 also did PBP for the Cardinals in the final
> couple of years..I think he teamed with Jackie Smith for a
> while..
>
 
> I was listening to KMOX this morning, and Charlie Brennan
> had Mike Shannon as a guest. Brennan played a tape of
> Shannon doing the color on the last Big Red game in St.
> Louis, with Bill Wilkerson on the call.
>
> > Wilkerson did PBP for the Football Cardinals for much of
> > their history..Zip Rezeppa (sp), former sports guy for
> > Channels 2 and 4 also did PBP for the Cardinals in the
> final
> > couple of years..I think he teamed with Jackie Smith for a
>
> > while..
> >
>
thanks for the help. for 1984 i have jack buck (he wasn't part of the cbs-tv lineup in 84 so that should be true) and dan dierdorf (also likely as he didn't join cbs-tv till 85).

so then i would guess that 1987 would be wilkerson-shannon?
if shannon did do color for the big red, that wouldn't be the first case of an ex-baseballer doing football games. don drysdale was the radio analyst for the rams in l.a. from 1973 thru 1976.

then 77-83 & 85-86 are still unsure. maybe rezeppa-smith teamed up in 85 & 86?

tb
 
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