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Christmas Eve, 1983, and from the beautiful Kingdome in downtown Seattle, its NBC's opening to the 1983 AFC Wild Card Game between the Seattle Seahwaks and D...
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Legendary NFL/AFL and Summer Olympics Announcer Charlie Jones Dies
FanHouse —
Filed under: NFL Media Watch, International Olympics Legendary football announcer Charlie Jones has died. He was 77. Jones covered NFL games ... as well as American Football League games ... for 38 seasons. He started doing AFL games on ABC back in 1960, then moving to NBC to due both AFL and NFL games in 1965. He would continue to do so until 1997 when NBC lost its NFL coverage to CBS. He also did Olympics coverage for NBC in 1988, 1992 and 1996, as well as golf and tennis coverage. He was defined by his soft, yet deep voice which seemed to just melt into the game action. ...
Charlie Jones synonymous with AFC
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Those who remember watching the AFC on NBC through the 1980s and into the 1990s will surely remember Charlie Jones (those with longer memories might remember his work on AFL games as well). NBC is carrying a wire-service version of Jones' obituary tonight, and I don't immediately see any archived material available for those wishing to hear his voice again. YouTube has a short video showing Jones working a Broncos-Seahawks playoff game in the early 1980s. Hearing Jones' voice brings back memories of games in Buffalo, Kansas City, Denver and some of the other AFC cities. You could count on ...
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