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Apparently legendary announcer Brent Musburger first came up with the "March Madness" name for the tournament in 1982 while working as a host with CBS. (I didn't know that, did you?) Here explains how it all went down...
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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com
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TyOconner•26 months
Cool stuff
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NOLATiger163•26 months
Except that Musburger did NOT invent the term "March Madness"--H. V. Porter did. Basic fact-checking, please. See LINK
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The Boat•26 months
Musburger says that in the video
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NOLATiger163•26 months
@The Boat: So then the problem is Larry's headline "Musburger ... Came Up With The Phrase ..."
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kc8876•26 months
You posted a link to prove something that was said in the video posted in this story. You’re the main problem in this scenario
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Corso•26 months
Still miss the night game blimp shot and "YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE..."
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