He was head and shoulders above Bob Hooper
as a play by play football announcer.
P.S.
Besides providing an accurate picture
of what is happening on the field
I love how he is able to add stories
into his broadcasts about situations,
plays or players from past Ticat history
and compare them to today's situation.
On the topic of understanding what's going on in the game from a radio broadcast....brings to mind a very old example (yes, I'm old).
John Badham was a radio announcer for the Argos many years ago. What a homer he was; it coloured his description of the game.
For example, if the opposing team had the ball, it would go like this: "Wade takes the hike, hands off to John O'Leary, and he's hit and brought down by 2 Argo linebackers. Second down and 1 to go.">>> a very BRIEF description of a NINE YARD gain.
Then the Argos would have the ball, and it would be like this: "Ed Shuttlesworth takes the handoff, cuts left, spins right, bounces off one tackle, sees a hole to his left, tries to pick up the fullback's block, he's hit but bounces off, tries to spin to his left, now he's trying to break contain and get to the outside, oh and he's finally brought down. Argos ball, second down eight to go.">>>>>>ALL THAT FOR A TWO YARD GAIN.
8) Wow !!! Thanks for that update on John Badham's current location. I imagined he would have been retired by now !!!! Good to know that he still sounds great !!!!