Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Curt Gowdy

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American celebrity Curt Gowdy.
Last updated on September 19, 2024.
Curt Gowdy

Curtis Edward Gowdy was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s. He coined the nickname "The Granddaddy of Them All" for the Rose Bowl Game, taking the moniker from the Cheyenne Frontier Days in his native Wyoming.

I thought it was terrible. I don't know who to believe. Williams was very loyal and honest. Nobody could ever say different. Sometimes, that got him into a lot of trouble. But after he died and they cut his head off, that made me sick.
It wasn't like it is now. But for the types of teams we had, the fans were very good here. On some Thursday afternoon games, we'd get 25,000 fans. That was remarkable. This has always been a great Red Sox city.
An announcer is only as good as yesterday's performance. — © Curt Gowdy
An announcer is only as good as yesterday's performance.
Their future is ahead of them.
Folks, this is perfect weather for today's game. Not a breath of air.
I never took myself too seriously.
Brooks Robinson is not a fast man, but his arms and legs move very quickly.
Genesee beer. The great outdoors in a glass.
I was never a 'homer', a broadcaster who cheers the home team. Some fans don't like that. But my job wasn't to cheer. My job was to broadcast the game.
I tried to pretend that I was sitting in the stands with a buddy watching the game - poking him in the ribs when something exciting happened.
Whether I caught fish or not, just the thrill of rolling out that line and watching my fly turn over has been good enough for me. That and the hundreds of treasured memories I have of this wonderful sport.
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