Tuesday, March 9: Frank Herzog Retires
Posted by Matt Terl on March 9, 2010 – 10:19 amFormer Washington Redskins play-by-play man Frank Herzog will be retiring from his current position at WTOP, according to the Washington Post. I grew up in a turn-the-TV-down-and-turn-the-radio up family, so Herzog’s voice calls many of the most significant Redskins plays in the voiceovers in my memory, and I wish him all the best in his retirement.
When I was fifteen, I actually had Herzog’s call of a touchdown from the ’91 NFC Championship game as the outgoing message on my answering machine, and I can remember it with perfect clarity: “He’s got Clark! In the end zone! Touchdown, Washington Redskins! Clark almost made a fair catch! Thirty yard touchdown pass, Rypien has struck gold!”
(In hindsight, it occurs to me that this was almost certainly a violation of the “no rebroadcast” rules that are read over every football game, and I can only hope that the statute of limitations has passed for that one. Sorry, NFL. Please don’t come after me.)
I couldn’t find that particular call online, so here’s another memorable call of another memorable moment from that same memorable postseason run — a moment that seemed like an appropriate farewell, too. I don’t have a seat cushion to throw, but if I did, I’d go ahead and throw it now.
http://www.hulu.com/embed/71DpE2CkbVWGbJzcKBaSKg/960/981/i954
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