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10 years ago today the sports world lost a great voice
Posted on 5/14/13 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 5/14/13 at 2:45 pm
in Jim Fyffe. Fyffe became Auburn's play-by-play announcer in 1981 and spent 22 seasons calling Auburn football games.
Fyffe would end every broadcast by saying, "My time's up, I thank you for yours."
Probably my favorite call: "...so it's fourth down and 14 to go. Nix this time will go for it with 6:22 left in the third period, Auburn trailing 14-5. Out of the shotgun, Patrick Nix. Alabama bringing everybody. Nix is gonna float one for Sanders, Sanders OH HE CAUGHT IT AT THE TWO! AND HE DIVES IN! TOUCHDOWN AUBURN! TOUCHDOWN AUBURN! OH MY GOODNESS! SANDERS WENT UP OVER TOMMY JOHNSON OR ANTONIO LANGHAM, HE CAUGHT THE BALL AT THE TWO, HOW HE HELD IT I DON'T KNOW, BUT HE DIVED INTO THE ENDZONE, AND AUBURN'S RIGHT BACK IN THE THICK OF IT, WITH A BACKUP QUARTERBACK, TRAILING 14-11! A 35-YARD PASS PLAY, PATRICK NIX TO FRANK SANDERS!"
Fyffe would end every broadcast by saying, "My time's up, I thank you for yours."
Probably my favorite call: "...so it's fourth down and 14 to go. Nix this time will go for it with 6:22 left in the third period, Auburn trailing 14-5. Out of the shotgun, Patrick Nix. Alabama bringing everybody. Nix is gonna float one for Sanders, Sanders OH HE CAUGHT IT AT THE TWO! AND HE DIVES IN! TOUCHDOWN AUBURN! TOUCHDOWN AUBURN! OH MY GOODNESS! SANDERS WENT UP OVER TOMMY JOHNSON OR ANTONIO LANGHAM, HE CAUGHT THE BALL AT THE TWO, HOW HE HELD IT I DON'T KNOW, BUT HE DIVED INTO THE ENDZONE, AND AUBURN'S RIGHT BACK IN THE THICK OF IT, WITH A BACKUP QUARTERBACK, TRAILING 14-11! A 35-YARD PASS PLAY, PATRICK NIX TO FRANK SANDERS!"
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Posted on 5/14/13 at 2:46 pm to parkjas2001
I loved listening to Jim Fyffe. Still miss him on the radio.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 2:46 pm to GumBro Jackson
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Posted on 5/14/13 at 2:49 pm to LanierSpots
Munson was better.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 2:51 pm to HinesvilleThrill
Posted on 5/14/13 at 2:51 pm to parkjas2001
Wow. If you had asked me I would've thought it was only about 4 years ago. It's been 10 years already? Damn.
Who is Auburn's play-by-play guy now?
Who is Auburn's play-by-play guy now?
Posted on 5/14/13 at 2:51 pm to genro
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Wow. If you had asked me I would've thought it was only about 4 years ago. It's been 10 years already? Damn.
Who is Auburn's play-by-play guy now?
I thought that too when I read that.
Rod Bramlett is the play by play.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 3:00 pm to parkjas2001
That is a great call, he had some really memorable basketball calls as well. 10 years already!
Posted on 5/14/13 at 3:02 pm to parkjas2001
Listening to the AU ISP now makes you really miss him.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 3:02 pm to blzr
Well that's a little uhhh.... nevermind
Posted on 5/14/13 at 3:03 pm to parkjas2001
When I was a young child, my dad would listen to Auburn broadcasts on the radio if the Alabama game was on TV at the same time, or if there wasn't TV coverage of the Auburn game for whatever reason.
I would literally cry every time I heard that man scream "TOUUUCCHHHHDDDDOOOOOOOWWWWWWWNNNNNNNN AAUUUUUUUUUUBBBBBUUUUUUURRRRRRNNNNNNNNNN"
I would literally cry every time I heard that man scream "TOUUUCCHHHHDDDDOOOOOOOWWWWWWWNNNNNNNN AAUUUUUUUUUUBBBBBUUUUUUURRRRRRNNNNNNNNNN"
This post was edited on 5/14/13 at 3:04 pm
Posted on 5/14/13 at 3:04 pm to HinesvilleThrill
quote:dude....
Munson was better.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 3:16 pm to parkjas2001
I was at this game.
But I found this page on youtube a few weeks ago.
rscotta831 has a bunch of stuff with Fyffe's calls.
Auburn-LSU 1994
laughed my arse off at the call on Brain Robinson's interception return... unbelievable game.
go to about the 17:22 mark. even Charlie Troutman who was pretty even keel gets all fired up
But I found this page on youtube a few weeks ago.
rscotta831 has a bunch of stuff with Fyffe's calls.
Auburn-LSU 1994
laughed my arse off at the call on Brain Robinson's interception return... unbelievable game.
go to about the 17:22 mark. even Charlie Troutman who was pretty even keel gets all fired up
This post was edited on 5/14/13 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 5/14/13 at 3:44 pm to parkjas2001
Has it been that long? Damn.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 3:59 pm to NorthGwinnettTiger
I do miss Fyffe, hate that he wasn't in Arizona to make the call for the NC.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 5:14 pm to AUCatfish
He missed the 04 undefeated season too.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 5:14 pm to dallasga6
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dallasga6
You, like me are old enough to realize why people look down at some of our fans..
They always show up at the best moments..
Posted on 5/14/13 at 5:15 pm to AUCatfish
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I do miss Fyffe, hate that he wasn't in Arizona to make the call for the NC.
I would have loved for HIM to get the chance to do the 2004 and 2010 seasons. He earned that. LOL.
But I believe Rod is doing a great job...
Posted on 5/14/13 at 5:33 pm to parkjas2001
Sorry to hear that, it stinks when you lose a good one.
UK had one of the best in Caywood Ledford, I miss him every time a basketball or football game come on the radio. Haven't had a good one since.
UK had one of the best in Caywood Ledford, I miss him every time a basketball or football game come on the radio. Haven't had a good one since.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 6:14 pm to kywildcatfanone
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