Game 7, 1994 Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals between the Devils and the Rangers. Stephane Matteau scores on a wraparound of sorts in double overtime, ending the series, and Howie Rose’s exuberant call of “Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!” still haunts my, and most Devils fan’s, dreams.
I can’t find it anywhere, but I have a recollection of hearing the radio call of Babe Ruth (allegedly) calling his home run. Am I misremembering or confusing it with a movie or something? If it exists, I think that would fit the OP.
As a Twins fan, I’ll mention game 6 of the 1991 World Series, “and we’ll see you tomorrow night” (it is at about the 1:40 mark).
“Now there’s a steal by Bird… underneath to DJ… he lays it in!”
“Go crazy, folks! Go crazy!”
"Alright here we go with the kick-off. Harmon will probably try to squib it and he does. Ball comes loose and the Bears have to get out of bounds. Rogers along the sideline, another one…they’re still in deep trouble at midfield, they tried to do a couple of…the ball is still loose as they get it to Rogers. They get it back to the 30, they’re down to the 20…Oh the band is out on the field!! He’s gonna go into the endzone!!! He got into the endzone!! [voice quite hoarse at this point] Will it count? The Bears have scored [CANNON GOES OFF] but the bands are out on the field. "
In print:
“Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore their names are Death, Destruction, Pestilence, and Famine. But those are aliases. Their real names are: Stuhldreher, Crowley, Miller and Layden.” – Grantland Rice, describing Notre Dame’s backfied in 1924.
These are great! I’m enjoying reading about them, and watching them. Even the Dutch ones!
How could I have forgotten to mention this. Every Brit fan knows this. We’ve even got a strange soft-spot for it.
My personal favorite:
“Bless his heart, he’s got to be the sickest man in America!”
I love that one. One of my favorites.
Damn, you beat me to it!
“Beckham…into Sherringham…and Solskjaer has won it!” (go to 0:42). And at the beginning of that clip, before the 1st goal, I like, “Can Manchester United score? They always score.”
Yes Sir! Verne Lundquist/Jack Nicklaus at ANGC on the 71st hole.
Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Harry Caray.
Definitely. Maybe it’s appropriate at this time to remember Norway’s greatest contribution to sports commentary. The occasion was Norway beating England in a qualifier for the 1982 World Cup, and the commentator was Bjørge Lillelien. His hilarious, impassioned, and yet somehow sobering rant has been celebrated ever since. He led up to the quoted section above with a somewhat eclectic list of prominent figures in British history: “Lord Nelson, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Anthony Eden, Clement Attlee, Henry Cooper, Lady Diana. […] Maggie Thatcher [etc.]”
I believe that is was at precisely this point that the British Empire finally crumbled.
¡GOL!
Goal!
I had to google this one because it’s not that famous outside of Airman Doors’ home. fyi, it refers to Jackie Smith’s drop of a touchdown pass for Dallas while playing Pittsburgh in the January 1979 Super Bowl.
Thanks.
What a disappointing end for South Africa. Starts about 30 second in.
Yeah, this one is the most popular one ever. Baseball rules!!!
It’s pretty famous. It was said by Verne Lundquist on the radio broadcast which was heard by millions, it’s one of the most famous plays in Super Bowl history, and like Russ Hodges’ “Giants win the pennant” call it has come to be the definitive call of the play over the one on TV.
I didn’t think it required any elaboration. Sorry about that.
Not as iconic as “the band is on the field”, but another college football classic is, “He did it! He did it! Flutie did it!”.
Howard Cosell: Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!
Alex Karras: That’s Otis Sistrunk, from the University of Mars.
Very first one I thought of.
ETA: ElvisL1ves, too. 