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DEL.ICIO.USMunson as much UGA as Dooley, Herschel
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The news comes as a blow, but it’s a softened blow. Truth to tell, we hadn’t had the old Munson for some time now. Failing health had reduced him to home games only, and not having Munson on the road had conditioned us to doing what once seemed unthinkable — listening to the Dogs without listening to Larry.
Standing in the lobby of the Phoenix Airport Marriott, this correspondent watched Saturday as the broadcast team assembled to drive to Sun Devil Stadium. There were Loran Smith and Neil Williamson and Scott Howard, and Eric Zeier came along soon enough, and off they went. And only after they’d departed did this observer remember the famous man who wasn’t there.
This isn’t to say we’ll forget Munson. He is, it’s safe to say, unforgettable. He came along in an era where radio was the one reliable link to a team. Remember his call of Rex Robinson’s field goal at Kentucky in 1978? Sure you do, because you couldn’t watch the game on live TV. Remember him describing Herschel flatten Bill Bates? That one wasn’t televised, either.
Munson painted the picture — indeed, that’s how the famous voice would introduce a game, by growling, “Get the picture …” — at a time when real pictures weren’t readily available. He taught Bulldog Nation how to see and what to think and, oh yes, how to worry. He fretted over everything, and in so doing he’d manage to make a victory over Vandy seem an upset on the order of Lastinger outrunning the Texas defense.
Suggesting Munson wasn’t the greatest technical play-by-play man is akin to saying Dali wasn’t very skilled at drawing a straight line. Technique wasn’t the point. Performance was, performance and passion. Munson didn’t so much recount the action as interpret it.
A confession: The first time this listener heard Munson call a game, he thought he’d spliced into some pirate radio broadcast of a man having a nervous breakdown. But once you learned to listen to Larry — and it did take some learning — a whole aural world would open up, a world in which the opponent was “always looking like she wants to score” and the opponent always had “so much speed!” and yet Georgia invariably prevailed.
There will never be another Munson, but we all knew that already. He belonged to yesteryear, to that fraternity of wordsmiths that included Cawood Ledford and John Ward and Al Ciraldo, to a time before ESPN and ESPN2, to that time when firing up the transistor on an autumn Saturday was as much a ritual as Sunday churchgoing. If video has indeed killed all the radio stars, we can at least delight in how long it took the great Munson to succumb.
We had him for more than 40 years, and we have a trunk of memories — and tapes, and CDs, and DVDs — to remember him by. There’s no greater moment in Bulldog lore than Lindsay Scott’s catch-and-run in Jacksonville, but we don’t just recall him catching and him running; we think of it in tandem with “Run, Lindsay, run!” and “I think I broke my chair.”
Larry Munson never played a down, but he lived every snap, every yard, and he was in his crusty way as big a part of Georgia football as Dooley and Sinkwich and Herschel and the UGAs. He was the sum of all fears and the fount of all jubilation. He was The Voice, and that voice has called its last game. Munson’s beloved Bulldogs will go on to win more championships, but never again will sugar fall on them from the sky.
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By Jim
September 22, 2008 7:17 PM | Link to this
Well said Mark. We’ll miss you Larry.
By Danny G
September 22, 2008 7:21 PM | Link to this
My love for Georgia was created by sitting around a camp fire in the North Georgia Mountains in the mid 70’s with friends that were avid Dawg fans. There emotion for the game was always fired by a raspy voiced man on the radio named Larry Munson. I listened and my friends taught me how to listen to Munson. I was hooked and to this day, a Dawg game without Larry is somewhat lacking. I find myself thinking, what would Larry say in this situation. I will miss him, but thanks to Mr. Munson, I am a Dawg fan for life.
Danny Gossett
By LifelongDawg
September 22, 2008 7:21 PM | Link to this
Well said, Mark.
By ROBBOB
September 22, 2008 7:22 PM | Link to this
God bless you Larry. We will never forget you! Gonna be hard to get this picture.
By Tim
September 22, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this
I’m a Bama fan, but I always enjoyed listening to Larry Munson on the radio. I know that life goes on, and I believe Scott Howard will do a very good job. Good Luck Larry. Happy 86th Birthday. I’ll miss you saying …”OK, Get the picture…”.
By DawgDaddy
September 22, 2008 7:24 PM | Link to this
Best to you Larry, thanks for the many years of memories.
By Drago
September 22, 2008 7:25 PM | Link to this
The field goal at KY was in 78.
By NYJacket
September 22, 2008 7:26 PM | Link to this
As an old Jacket, I wish Larry the best.
By Santa Cruz Dawg
September 22, 2008 7:43 PM | Link to this
I grew up in Georgia and listened to Mr. Munson’s calls as a kid. My Uncle LC was my best friend and he was a great Bulldogs fan. I remember the night in 1979 when Walker ran over Bates. My Uncle LC and I went crazy! That was one of my best childhood memories. My Uncle LC has past and so now having Munson retire it is a sad thing. Mr. Munson you are the best and I thank you for all the great calls and for painting all those masterpiece pictures.
By dogwood
September 22, 2008 7:44 PM | Link to this
Thanks Mark. Beautifully written. I miss the “voice” already but the memories as you said will remain for a long time. Go Dawgs and everybody lift a toast to the greatest ever. Thanks Larry.
By Ted Striker
September 22, 2008 7:44 PM | Link to this
Munson taught me that UGA’s opponent wasn’t simply the team on the other sideline — it was also ole’ Lady Luck. Sometimes ole’ Lady Luck smiled on us and sometimes she broke our hearts but there was one constant: A certain guy in the booth was always pleading with her to lean our way.
I’ll never forget the opposing punts that were 3 miles high — kickoffs being boomed right out of the stadium. Or our hearts being cut out and bleeding in the streets. Same for hobnail boots, stadiums collapsing to the ground at the end of a game, players running out of their shoes all the way to Montreal thinking of the Olympics. And darned if I didn’t actually feel granulated sugar in my hair when a gravel voice told me it was falling from the sky.
No, it wasn’t quite water into wine but it was a pretty good parlor trick for the entire Bulldog nation.
By mike
September 22, 2008 7:44 PM | Link to this
You nailed this one, Mark. God, how I will miss Mr. Munsun. GO DAWGS!!
By Santa Cruz Dawg
September 22, 2008 7:45 PM | Link to this
I grew up in Georgia and listened to Mr. Munson’s calls as a kid. My Uncle LC was my best friend and he was a great Bulldogs fan. I remember the night in 1979 when Walker ran over Bates. My Uncle LC and I went crazy! That was one of my best childhood memories. My Uncle LC has past and so now having Munson retire, it is a sad thing. Mr. Munson you are the best and I thank you for all the great calls and for painting all those masterpiece pictures.
By BurtDawg
September 22, 2008 7:53 PM | Link to this
As a young kid way before TV, I grew to love UGA football sitting in my yard under a South Ga pine tree. Now 56 I still love to hear Larry even he has “lost a step”. When radio was all there was, he painted the picture and we are all blessed with memories of big wins and heartbreaking losses. My entire family has grown up learning how to listen to Larry and we will miss him. Thank-you Larry and may God Bless you with the days that remain with good fishing weather.
By ColaDawg
September 22, 2008 7:53 PM | Link to this
Larry,
I loved my grandfather dearly - he raised me. My fondest memory with my Grand-dad we shared with you in a dove field in Sylvester when we beat Clemson on a Butler FG. God bless you Larry!
By james
September 22, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this
Larry was nice enought to record a sound bite to introduce my wife and I to our guests at our wedding reception. It had “get the picture” and everything. I have it on CD and we play it from time to time. I think our guests liked that part of the wedding more than the open bar… or at least just as much.
By dawgthabootyhunter
September 22, 2008 7:58 PM | Link to this
Larry, I’m 34 years old, and can remember you as long as I can remember. I grew up listening to you with my dad, grandfather, and uncles. You have always been such a big part of our lives(Dawg nation), and I will never forget all the great memories of you. You were the best at what you done, and nobody can deny it. You are gonna be missed tremendously. I just wish you had one more in you. It would be nice to hear you call this Bama game this weekend. I hope you have a blessed life outside of the box, and wish you the very best. Frankie
By Robert
September 22, 2008 7:59 PM | Link to this
Well done, Mark.
By akddwag
September 22, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this
Great article Mark!
Munson might be the only person that could make Dooley look like an optimist also!
He had many great calls but, that ‘78 drive against Kentucky might have been his best. That one was like “Run Lindsey Run” except it was for the whole drive as we feed the ball to McClendon as we drove it for Robinson’s winning field goal.
By AtlantaGator
September 22, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this
Shame he won’t be able to report on a healthy two-armed Tebow destroying the phony puppies!
By AtlantaGator
September 22, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this
Shame he won’t be able to report on a healthy two-armed Tebow destroying the phony puppies!
By toopier
September 22, 2008 8:17 PM | Link to this
My kids still call the radio on top of the refrigerator “Larry” because when they were growing up, I would point to the radio and say “Y’all keep it down, I can’t hear Larry!”
By Ken
September 22, 2008 8:17 PM | Link to this
He has retired from radio but he will always be a BULLDOG. Thanks Larry!
By ted kohn
September 22, 2008 8:19 PM | Link to this
Nice job Mark.
By Whopper Dawg
September 22, 2008 8:20 PM | Link to this
What a privilege it is to be a GA Bulldawg fan and to have him all these years. Truly, truly a treasure and a part of all Dawg fans lives like no other. Please rest well and enjoy your life Mr. Munson, it has been a pleasure.
The Whopper
By Floridainastandupfive
September 22, 2008 8:25 PM | Link to this
‘Florida in a standup five, they may or may not blitz….run Lindsay….a metal, steel chair with about a five inch cushion,…the stadium, well the stadium fell down, now they do have to rebuild this place…’ Dog fans, we have been priveleged for 43 years to have had the greatest play by play announcer in all of college sports as our own. And make no mistake, he was OURS. Being a homer is what made him so great. Damn Good Dawg
By wristshot
September 22, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this
I am in shock. All the years of driving around listening to Larry; over. Turning down the volume on the tv to listen to Larry; finished. Cookouts, cocktail parties and family gatherings with Larry providing the soundtrack; done.
It feels as though a family member has passed away. Good luck with the next chapter in your life Mr Munson, Saturday afternoons just got a whole lot quieter.
By Old Dawg
September 22, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this
It’s the end of the Bulldog World as I have always known it. UGA will never be the same without Larry Munson. I hope everyone realizes what a rare treasure he was.
By tangweasel
September 22, 2008 8:43 PM | Link to this
Good job, Mark. (I ain’t crying, the smoke just got in my eyes!)
By colascdawg
September 22, 2008 8:49 PM | Link to this
Thanks, Larry. How lucky we all have been for so many years…grew up listening to Munson on Dawg football (and basketball games for a while) and Skip Caray on Braves games. Two completely different approaches and styles, yet both were endearing and a must listen no matter the tv coverage, the state of the team (more so for the Braves) or the opponent.
You will be missed.
By Chamblee Dawg
September 22, 2008 8:50 PM | Link to this
This dawg wishes Larry the best. Here’s to him finally getting that fishing trip!!
GO DAWGS
By Upstate Dawg
September 22, 2008 8:55 PM | Link to this
What a sad day for the Bulldog Nation. We knew it was coming, but it doesn’t lessen the blow. Sad that my kids will not have the chance to hear a Legend call a game.
By Tampa Dawg79
September 22, 2008 9:09 PM | Link to this
Folks, if you’re lucky, you go through life and meet people or experience situations that touch your life. It may only be a game, but we love our Dawgs and we love Larry for all the memories he has given us.
Dawg fans are wonderfully fortunate to have enjoyed Larry for 42 years. Old Dawg said it very well, Larry is a rare treasure in our lives.
God Speed Larry, we all appreciate you and wish you the very best.
Great article Mark, Go DAWGS.
By Mark Bradley
September 22, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this
Thanks to one and all. I should point out that, at my advanced age, I have a tremendous fondness for radio men. That’s the way I grew familiar with sports.
By Larry
September 22, 2008 9:26 PM | Link to this
Mr. Munson,
Generallly speaking, the name Larry is mostly used these days in comedic ways. You don’t hear of too many parents naming there sons “Larry” any more. But, you my friend, make all of us “Larry”s proud to bear the name….specially here in Georgia!
Thank you so very much for giving us all such wonderful memories. May God bless you in your many days still hopefully yet to come.
Larry
By GeorgiaGirl
September 22, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this
Like so many, I have such fond memories of Georgia games, thanks to Larry’s calls. However, one of my fondest memories was many years ago (in the Quincy Carter days) when Georgia played at Auburn. They always stayed the night before the game in LaGrange, and I happened to be at the local movie theatre about to watch The Waterboy with my husband and some friends. Well, wouldn’t you know it, in walks Jim Donnan, followed by the entire team, and then, after most everyone else, in walked Larry. It was such a treat to see everyone there, but I was just in awe of Larry. What a presence, what a broadcaster, what a man.
Scott, Eric, and the rest of the broadcast team have a tough job, and they deserve our support. Go Dawgs!
By Uga89
September 22, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this
Well, heck, I’m crying. Beautiful piece of writing, Mark, and thank you for it. Time marches on, as it does. I listened to Larry with my dad, without fail, whether the game was televised or not. Munson had us pacing the floor, squirming in our seats, and laughing out loud. In short, he brought us some of the greatest joy we ever knew together. Mr. Munson, if you read this, thanks for the memories of a literal lifetime. I will forever hear you, whether you’re in that booth or not. God bless. Go Dawgs.
By B-Ham Dog
September 22, 2008 9:32 PM | Link to this
Well said…we’ve already lost great Georgia legends like Squab Jones and Lewis Grizzard and seen the retirement of Vince Dooley, Dan Magill and now Larry…we miss them all.
By AUFan
September 22, 2008 9:46 PM | Link to this
Excellent column, Mr. Bradley. This, as well as your August piece on Skip Caray, certainly paints a vivid picture of a fast-fading generation of radio men.
Best wishes to Mr. Munson in his well-deserved retirement.
By SCDAWG
September 22, 2008 9:51 PM | Link to this
I’ve been a Dawg fan for over 40 years and to me Georgia football and Larry Munson are the same thing. My early years I grew up in Knoxville Tennessee, but my Dad and my brothers were huge fans. Every Saturday we would have to go sit in our old Station Wagon and find the game on an AM radio station. We would sometimes drive and park all over the yard just to get better reception. Larry painted a picture that a ten year old kid could see in his head, and that a 47 year old man will always remember. Thanks for all the memories.
By Lawson Jr
September 22, 2008 9:54 PM | Link to this
My dad took me to my first game in 1965. I can’t remember the first time I listened to Munson, but I can remember so many games in the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and into this decade. There are so many fond memories of UGA games with my dad, mom and sibilings. I remember when my dad died on 9/14/2002. UGA barely got by SC 13-7 and how we all said dad would be happy today as Munson finished with how we with stood Carolina’s effort that day to defeat us. My dad introduced me to UGA football and we listened to many games before tv took control, then we just turned down the tv volume and listened. From the living room, to the garage, to the dove fields to the banks of the shore fishing. If it was football season we were listening to Larry Munson. I’m sad today because it reminds me of all the great times spent with my dad. We spent a lot of good days together listening to you. GOD BLESS YOU LARRY.
By David
September 22, 2008 10:03 PM | Link to this
It was “Ole Lady Luck” that sent the voice of the Dawgs, Mr. Larry Munson, to between the hedges and saved us so many times. Thanks for the memories! We will miss you.
By David
September 22, 2008 10:03 PM | Link to this
It was “Ole Lady Luck” that sent the voice of the Dawgs, Mr. Larry Munson, to between the hedges and saved us so many times. Thanks for the memories! We will miss you.
By David
September 22, 2008 10:04 PM | Link to this
It was “Ole Lady Luck” that sent the voice of the Dawgs, Mr. Larry Munson, to between the hedges and saved us so many times. Thanks for the memories! We will miss you.
By David
September 22, 2008 10:04 PM | Link to this
It was “Ole Lady Luck” that sent the voice of the Dawgs, Mr. Larry Munson, to between the hedges and saved us so many times. Thanks for the memories! We will miss you.
By ColumbiaDawg
September 22, 2008 10:05 PM | Link to this
Georgia has had many memorable plays over the last 42 years. Whether it was 1975 Florida, 1978 Kentucky, 1980 Florida, 1984 Clemson, 2001 Tennessee, 2002 Auburn, etc., it was Larry Munson’s calls that made those moments extra special.
We knew this day was coming, especially in the last year or so, but it doesn’t keep it from being a sad day in Georgia football.
Thank you Larry for making those plays so unforgettable.
By NW GA Dawg
September 22, 2008 10:08 PM | Link to this
Well said Mr. Bradley. Raise a toast to Mr. Munson! Glory to old Georgia, and hail Larry! There’ll not be another one like him. To those of my generation, Larry WAS UGA football Saturdays. Georgia football and Munson’s calls were ubiquous. My sons (now young men) have known Larry their entire lives.
God bless Larry. Go Dawgs, and let 2008 be for ol’ Munson!
By bob
September 22, 2008 10:24 PM | Link to this
In 1976 I was in jaxville watching fla beat ga. had a flight back to Atlanta…got to my window seat ..and I had the row to myself…dejected that we had been beaten..I did not want a neighbor …looked up and saw a tall gentlemen walking down the aisle and he stopped at the end of the row and took the aisle seat. I looked over and just smiled…15 minutes into the flight I asked this guy if he saw the ga. game..his answer was yes…I asked if he had good seats..he said he was in the press box..I asked why…he said “I AM THE VOICE OF THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS..LARRY MUNSON”…I JUMPED INTO THE MIDDLE SEAT AND HAD THE BEST CONVERSATION WITH THE GREATEST PLAY BY PLAY TALENT EVER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL!
THANKS , LARRY FOR TH GREAT MEMORIES OF THAT DAY AND ALL THE GREAT MEMORIES OF YOUR LOVE FOR GEORGIA FOOTBALL…
By Villa Rica DAWG
September 22, 2008 10:25 PM | Link to this
The media doesn’t need to be calling his house and knocking on his door. We’ve had him for 42 years. Leave him alone!
Click here to see what I mean.
By gtgulfcoast
September 22, 2008 10:31 PM | Link to this
Well put Mark. Even Ga Tech fans have enjoyed listening to Larry…(though must of us won’t admit it)..right up there with Al Ciraldo. God bless you Larry.
By majordawg94
September 22, 2008 10:34 PM | Link to this
THAT was a DAMN GOOD career! No one will ever do it as well.
Scott Howard, it’s your show, and you’re already making us proud. Keep up the good work.
By gt
September 22, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this
Larry Munson was the greatest-= so far ahead of no. 2 it is incredible. No one ever came close to bringing the emotion, partisanship, yet accurate portrayal of a game on the radio as he did. I listened him as a kid when he did Vandy basketball on WSM. We have been so blessed.
Thanks. I still remember “Appleby’s gonna throw a bomb…Washington caught it, thinking of Montreal and the Olympics…Gator Bowl rocking, stunned, the girders are bending now.” This was his first super call, I believe. 1975, I think.
And let’s support our new people. It is the right thing to do, and Munson would want it that way anyway. Hunker down, Howard.
God bless Mr. Munson and his family.
By Pandemonious Dawg Fan!
September 22, 2008 10:52 PM | Link to this
Quite Simply-THE BEST!
God Bless you Larry! I was a student at UGA during the greatest years of Georgia Football and feel blessed to have been present with You, Herschel, Lindsay, and Vince, Erk, Lastinger, Sugar falling from the sky!, It’s still 10-9 in Texas, et all.
By jabster
September 22, 2008 10:56 PM | Link to this
Even the Jacket Nation will miss Larry. He’s one of a dying breed of sportscasters that are worth turning the TV volume down for. Larry will be missed…
God Bless Larry!
By bigdawg0413
September 22, 2008 11:02 PM | Link to this
Thanks Mark! Let me tell you a story. I was an airman stationed at Hahn Air Base in W. Germany in 1980, when my buddy and I rode to base early before our 3-11 shift so we could watch Ga play SC (George Rogers vs. Herschel) as the armed forces network game of the week. As we pulled through the gate of the base and I worked the dial tuner on the car radio I heard the VOICE ” ALRIGHT GET THE PICTURE….HOT,MUGGY DAY IN WILLIAMS-BRICE AS WE LINE IT UP IN RED OVER THOSE SILVER BRITCHES”
I temporarily lost my mind yelling at my buddy, who was from Montana, THAT’S LARRY, FRANK, LARRY MUNSON THE VOICE OF THE DOGS!!!!!
By scottnjaxbeach
September 22, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this
Mark,
This is one of your best colunmns period!
Larry, as an artist no one could better “paint a picture” than you my friend! Your love for all things UGA will live forever deep in my soul.
My friend you are “A Man Among Men”!
By Mike T.
September 22, 2008 11:11 PM | Link to this
Shame he won’t be able to report on a healthy two-armed Tebow destroying the phony puppies!
Nothing phony about that 42-30 beatdown we put on ya’ll last year.Best I can remember wasn’t anything wrong with Tebow’s throwing arm or his legs,they just got their butt kicked. Thank God, I never heard Munson say “Oh My.”
Real shame he won’t get to call Tebow getting his head ripped off by Georgia’s defense this year.
By Vanishing Georgia
September 22, 2008 11:39 PM | Link to this
For those of us who grew up in rural Georgia in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, this is truly a sad day. Another iconic image of life in the other Georgia is now slipping away.
In Moultrie, Bainbridge, Cairo, Thomasville, and countless other South Georgia communities, Athens was a long way away. Larry made it all seem familiar and made you feel like you were a part of it, whether you were or you weren’t.
Just like the local restuarants on the town squares where you could listen to older gentlemen speak for hours on politics or nothing at all, another vestige of rural Georgia life is now a memory. That radio link and the man who made it possible was a special part of this kid’s life.
I’ll miss it like I’ll miss my mother’s fried chicken and cornbread on Sunday’s after church.
Thanks for the colorful memories and God Bless you Mr. Munson.
By hobnailed boot
September 23, 2008 12:03 AM | Link to this
Mark,
You forgot to mention Larry’s classic statement after the Tennesse game “we stepped on them with a hobnailed boot, we broke their noses, we crushed their face”.
Larry is truly representative of the Dawg nation and truly exibits great class and sportsmanship.
By CrawDawg
September 23, 2008 12:06 AM | Link to this
The kid outta Minnesota…Thanks.
By goldarchie77
September 23, 2008 12:09 AM | Link to this
From a Tech fan who has clean old fashion hate for UGA, I send my best wishes to Larry.
There was nothing quite so priceless as listening to Larry call an UGA loss to the Jackets, it was as if the world had ended, only wish we could of heard a few more.
To the master of the adjective, live long and prosper!
By The Gilberator
September 23, 2008 12:11 AM | Link to this
An amazing article. If the bias of the SEC could be sidelined for just a moment, folks like AtlantaGator would acknowledge the legend of Larry Munson.
He isn’t just the voice of the Bulldogs, he is voice of the SEC, the voice of college football as it was once remembered by countless fans without television. The wonderful, beautiful, sad commonality among all these posts is the elsewhere aspect. Away at war, plowing a field, hunting with family, late at work, stranded with family, they couldn’t find a way to the stadium or to a television.
So Larry, instead, found his way to them. He found a way to shorten distances, and make the invisible beautiful to the listener.
I am sad my children won’t have him in the press box. But I am even more sad that I won’t have Larry on the dove field or in the car when I cannot be at the game.
For reasons that we all seem to eerily understand, Sanford Stadium feels a long, long way away right now.
By BjohnDawg
September 23, 2008 12:36 AM | Link to this
I remember 1971. I was at the Camden SaddleClub watching a rodeo and eating BBQ. I was 11 and saw a bunch of old man sitting on the back of their pickups listening to the radio. It was Auburn vs. Georgia. Athens back then might as well have been the moon.The distance from St. Mary’s seemed the same.Munson was singing the blues. Sullivan shined that day. Auburn beat Georgia 35-20 and the old men were mad as heck. That was my first time hearing Larry.Your voice bought life to an AM radio. And I was hooked on the Dawgs from then on.Dawgs went on to beat North Carolina in the Gator Bowl.Dooley vs. his brother.
Back then if you saw one or two Georgia games on TV a year you were lucky.
So many great calls from Larry. 1980 Tennessee. Florida. on and on. Radio and TV will never duplicate the experience of Munson on Saturday.And that is as it should be.
Thanks Larry. Thanks for the calls.
By HockeyDawg
September 23, 2008 12:47 AM | Link to this
Very well said, Mark! There will never be another Munson. You’re right - he’s just about the last of a dying breed, the longtime announcer who was known as the only “picture” of the game for so many of his team’s fans for so long.
I’m 49 years old, and Larry’s the only UGA announcer I’ve known until these last 2 years. I’ve got so many wonderful memories of listening to Larry call the Dawg games w/ my dad while we were working in the yard in the fall. Now we’re blessed to have Scott ready to take over, because I think he’s really good. But even Scott knows there’s no replacing the legend that is Munson.
Larry, all the very best to you in your retirement. And if you decide you have one more game in you, it sure would be great to hear your voice calling one more win over Tech, or one more bowl game victory this year. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, LARRY! You’re the best! and you’re getting to go out on your terms. You earned it!
By Class '98
September 23, 2008 12:50 AM | Link to this
Brilliant column, Mark.
By Fahim
September 23, 2008 1:17 AM | Link to this
This is probably the most eloquent article that I’ve ever read that was penned by you Mark….except maybe the Skip Caray tribute….at any rate, absolutely brilliant…..this one i’ve saved to put in my memories book about UGA football.
Mr. Munson, We will always love and cherish you…50 years from now I’ll be proud to tell my grandkids that I got to hear Georgia football from a legend.
By Mark Bradley
September 23, 2008 1:30 AM | Link to this
Thanks again, folks. I appreciate the kind words.
By Ray Burnette
September 23, 2008 2:22 AM | Link to this
I like many Dawg fans saw Larry “get the picture” as the radio was so much better than TV with him clling the game. I remeber the 1976 Alabama game as the “line took over” and the 1978 Kentucky gam as I was at a church hallown party with my radio and heard that great drive with Rex Robnson’s kick. We will miss you but life will go on. Thanks Larry and thaks Mark for your great article.
By Maniac is accurate
September 23, 2008 6:48 AM | Link to this
On our farm in south Georgia, there were usually several radios – inside and outside – tuned to the game, because we were going in and out of the house and we listened while working. Nearly all the famous calls “run Lindsay run,” “he’s running over people,” and “sugar falling out of the sky,” were heard in that setting. So Larry Munson always reminds me of warm sunshine and my parents, who are gone now. Thanks, Larry.
By marie
September 23, 2008 7:00 AM | Link to this
Thanks for the memories. Although I knew it was coming, sooner or later, I still cannot stop crying. It feels like part of me is gone. GOD BLESS you on your retirement. Let’s GO DAWGS!!!!!! Even more reason to win it all now- do it for Larry!!!!!!!!!
By Steve
September 23, 2008 7:22 AM | Link to this
My first experience listening to Larry Munson was in the fall of 1976. I had just moved from Montgomery, AL and was listening to the UGA/AL with some friends who were big Bulldog fans. Of course just moving from AL I was a big Bama fan.
On one play UGA was back to pass and Bama sacked the quarterback. Listening to Larry you thought the dogs had been thrown for at least a 10 yard loss. Next words out of his mouth, “Dogs second down and 11!” I was flabergasted.
I am proud to have listened to Larry since and am also a proud alumni of UGA.
Larry you will be in our hearts and minds forever.
By Coach Smith
September 23, 2008 7:58 AM | Link to this
I am 28 years old and I don’t know DAWG football without LARRY. He is an Icon of Georgia football.
He passed on his love of the Dawgs and his nervous ways to me over the radio every Saturday!
Nobody can or will be able to replace his legend!
Here’s hoping “THE DAWGS HUNKER IT DOWN ONE MORE TIME” FOR YOU!
God Bless
and great article
By Ryan
September 23, 2008 7:59 AM | Link to this
My fondest memory of Larry was his famous hobnailed boot call on October 6, 2001. My mom was very sick and we listened to Munson call that great game. The Georgia win and Larry’s famous call provided all of our family with so much happiness in a very sad time for us. Five days later my mom passed away, but I always remember her everytime I hear Larry and especially that famous call. Thank you Larry for all of the memories. God Bless you.
By augustadog
September 23, 2008 8:15 AM | Link to this
Lewis Grizzard and Larry Munson are the greatest Bulldawgs ever. I am fortunate to have grown up in this era. Larry, you will always be “the voice of the Dawgs.”
By J D Black
September 23, 2008 8:19 AM | Link to this
The memories of Larry’s specific calls are endless. But he is so much more to me. My childhood was in part defined by Fall Saturdays listening to Larry while watching some other Game of the Week on TV (sound muted) with my Dad. We would make sure all the chores were done so we didn’t miss any pregame. We would live, and sometimes die, with that passionate growl. Gamedays in Athens were spent with headphones in ear. In short, until the last year and a half, Georgia football did not exist to me with Larry Munson. I wish you the best. The memories of you will last with me forever.
By J D Black
September 23, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this
The memories of Larry’s specific calls are endless. But he is so much more to me. My childhood was in part defined by Fall Saturdays listening to Larry while watching some other Game of the Week on TV (sound muted) with my Dad. We would make sure all the chores were done so we didn’t miss any pregame. We would live, and sometimes die, with that passionate growl. Gamedays in Athens were spent with headphones in ear. In short, until the last year and a half, Georgia football did not exist to me without Larry Munson. I wish you the best. The memories of you will last with me forever.
By Munson 4 Life
September 23, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this
WOW end of an era.
Wish they would rename the stadium to sanford-munson stadium. Think it would be an honor to his name. He has been a part of UGA just as much as as dooley and hershel, but with Munson you felt like he was the guy next door. Gonna miss you big guy, hopefully I wont cry at work….Crap to late :(
By Scott
September 23, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this
Let’s get to work on a Larry Munson statue outside the stadium! Indeed, Larry is Georgia football and the two are forever inseparable. We’ll miss you Larry! Thank you for everything!
By YouGotThatRight!
September 23, 2008 8:52 AM | Link to this
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That is beautiful, Mark. Headstone material, for sure!
By YouGotThatRight!
September 23, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this
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That is beautiful, Mark. Headstone material, for sure!
By 1eyedJack
September 23, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this
I feel as if part of my soul has been yanked out. God bless you Larry Munson.
By bob
September 23, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
I had the privilege of working in the University of Georgia media twenty-five years ago and seeing Larry perform. I was amazed at his intensity. At halftime, when most of the media was focused on the buffet offering, Larry was off in a corner getting psyched up for the second half. Mark, your point of Larry never playing, but living every play is right on the button. There will never be another like him. Thanks Larry, enjoy your retirement! The Bulldog Nation will miss you dearly.
By azcat225
September 23, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
For some of you posters, that was not Atlanta Gator—-some one highjacked the id. AG posts a lot on Barnhart’s blog and, while always an ardent Gator fan, posts intelligent, well-reasoned opinions. He would never post something as juvenile as that. It’s a shame the AJC can’t spend a few extra bucks to use a decent log in system for their blogs.
Beautiful piece of writing, Mark. The best tribute the Dawgs could give to Mr. Munson would be another win this Saturday.
By Gary
September 23, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
Growing up in the Florida panhandle in the 60s and 70s, the son of a bulldog, was not easy. Tallahassee was just up the road but that was pre-Bowden, so they were horrible and not worth following. Bear Bryant’s Crimson Tide were probably the favorite team to pull for back then, but not at our house.
Every Saturday, Larry Munson provided my Dad and I a link to Georgia football. I remember those great calls like Appleby to Washington. There was never a doubt in my mind where I would go to college and in 1977 I arrived in Athens as if it was Shangri La. I had only seen Sanford stadium through Larry’s eyes (except for the very occassional TV appearance). It was everything I expected and more. I even got a job at WRFC, at that time, the anchor station of the bulldog network. On many a game day I was sitting in the control room feeding Larry’s calls to the bulldog nation. What a dream job even if it was for minimum wage. We had a supply of some of Larry’s greatest calls on tape, ready to play by request or just for the heck of it building up excitement for the kickoff. I really feel sorry for those that missed Munson during the heydey of college football on radio.
I’ve seen younger fans complain about Larry’s lapsing memory and gruff voice. Another complaint I saw last year in the blogs was what a “homer” he was, as if they thought they were listening to ESPN, not the Georgia radio network. What idiots. But when you’re a bulldog fan and your only link to your team is Larry Munson, you know you are blessed. I have nothing against the new braodcast team. If I’m in my car and not near a TV for some reason on game day, I’ll listen. But, no offense, it’s not the same, not even close.
Larry is “one of a kind” and I’ll miss his voice. Hunker down, Larry. Go you hairy dawg. Sic em. Woof, woof.
By ED, UGa Class of 82
September 23, 2008 9:28 AM | Link to this
I can remember sitting under the hot South Georgia sun as a 12 year old on opening day of dove season listening to Larry on a static filled radio. 38 years later as a 50 year old, I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago. Next year, opening day just will not be the same. Thanks for the memories Larry
By ED, UGa Class of 82
September 23, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this
I can remember sitting under the hot South Georgia sun as a 12 year old on opening day of dove season listening to Larry on a static filled radio. 38 years later as a 50 year old, I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago. Next year, opening day just will not be the same. Thanks for the memories Larry
By ED, UGa Class of 82
September 23, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this
I can remember sitting under the hot South Georgia sun as a 12 year old on opening day of dove season listening to Larry on a static filled radio. 38 years later as a 50 year old, I did the same thing a couple of weeks ago. Next year, opening day just will not be the same. Thanks for the memories Larry
By HUNTER
September 23, 2008 9:37 AM | Link to this
FOR MANY YEARS I HAVE WATCHED THE DAWGS ON T.V. . TO ONLY FIND MYSELF TURNING DOWN THE VOLUME SO I CAN TURN ON MUNSON AND LISTEN TO THE GAME THE WAY DAWGS FANS ARE SUPPOSED TO HEAR THE GAME. GO DAWG!!
By Safety Dawg
September 23, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this
On an early November day almost 28 years ago, he and the football team were responsible for making a 15 year old boy a loyal and dedicated Dawg for life. When he started screaming about his steel chair and the party in Jacksonville I knew there was something different about Georgia football. There has been no other team before or since that causes me to stop whatever I’m doing to turn the tv volume down and carry the clock radio downstairs.
As a teenager, I remember sitting on the edge of my bed alone and screaming at the walls along with Larry for the defense to Hunker Down. When Munson exclaimed the sugar was falling from the sky, I could almost feel it landing in my hair and on my neck.
In college, I remember every time I saw Kevin Butler on campus all I could think of was Larry yelling OH MY GOD after his 61 yard field goal to beat Clemson.
When I was away from home in Washington, DC, I remember sitting in my car at night in the apartment complex parking lot because that was the only way I could get the game on am 750. The channel would not come in until the sun went down, and when it did, I could always tell if the Dawgs were ahead or behind just by Larry’s tone of voice. Living away from the South and hearing Larry pulling for the Dawgs was almost like having a friend to share the game.
When I finally got back down south and found a fellow UGA alum to share a game with, I remember the shock of Auburn letting the clock run out their chance of victory and then laughing at their misfortune as Larry yelled “old lady luck has defeated them”.
When I was raking the yard one night in Cary, NC and Georgia made a miraculous comeback to beat Tech, I let out a yell of glee when Larry said we “just picked up our broken heart laying on the field and stuck it back inside out chest”. To the ACC fans in the area, that statement would borderline on the bizarre or insane, but to a Georgia fan, it was just a natural emotion.
When we moved to South Carolina, the Tennessee rally was the most incredible game I have ever seen. I was having the normal jumping for joy in the living room, but when Larry exalted that we “had stepped on their face with a hobnail boot and broke their nose”, I ran out the front door and screamed a guttural yell towards the Tennessee neighbors house across the street. My five year old son went upstairs afraid of me and my one year old son cried for 10 minutes. After suffering defeats 8 of the 9 prior years to UT, the revenge factor needed to be documented for the sake of history, and Larry did it well.
When we finally clinched some kind of title after 20 years by winning with not one minute and 25 seconds, but”85 seconds” at Auburn I remember my sons feeling the exhilaration of a great moment and Munson call with me for the first time. It is a memory I will never forget as we all jumped around the living room. That same year, I remember laughing at Larry worrying we would somehow lose the SEC championship in the second half as Georgia was totally dominating the score and the game. He always worried until the end.
Two years ago, when I thought the best of Munson’s days were behind him, the magic returned one night against Georgia Tech when he simply said TOUCHDOWN MASSAQOI.
As great as those moments are, the greatest thing about Larry Munson was the way you knew you could rely on his unique style, yet he would still occasionally shock you with the unexpected statements. Those kind of things kept you listening not just when the game was close, but all the time. Who else could get away with calling the 6’6”, 300 lb quarterback of the other team Godzilla? He could take whatever emotion was going on at a given moment in a game and magnify it with his own language and emotion. There was simply nothing more nerve wrecking than to listen to the opponent try to drive for a winning score in the waning moments of the game. If Georgia was ahead, he would refer to the slow “stupid clock”. If Georgia was behind, he described it as the seconds flying by. His never ending pessimism sometimes made it seem like victory was impossible, which only sweetened the victories.
I know there have been other great announcers in sports, but I simply cannot imagine anyone . I feel blessed and fortunate to have been a listener the last 28 years.
By tom bowden
September 23, 2008 10:43 AM | Link to this
Thanks, Mark, for a touching tribute to Larry. His unabashed love for the ‘Dogs could never truly be appreciated by anyone who doesn’t bleed Red & Black. He is a “homer”, and we love it!!
“Run, Lindsey, Run!!” will echo in the hearts of Bulldog Nation forever.
By NoleMan
September 23, 2008 11:12 AM | Link to this
Mark, you wrote this so beautifully that it took me a while to recover my composure here in my office! As a FSU fan in Tallahassee of course I(along with many others) rooted hard for UGA twice yearly, but always listened to UGA games over the local S Georgia radio. Larry was that one reliable constant we could always count on Saturdays, and shall miss him dearely. A pity that he has to leave on the threshold of the Dawgs’ run for the national title. Gods Speed, Larry!
By ken hardy
September 23, 2008 11:59 AM | Link to this
Great piece Mr. Bradley. I am now 53 years young and my favorite memories are still those fall days after Gray - Y football as a kid helping my Dad rake the yard , burn the leaves and listen to Larry Munson tell me to “get the Picture” and begin the 3 hour vigil of hoping for a Georgia victory. Thanks again for your column.
By maddog
September 23, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this
How about Munson Field at Sanford-Dooley Stadium?
By Danny
September 23, 2008 1:24 PM | Link to this
The last paragraph is the best thing you have ever written Mark. A one of a kind man deserves a one of a kind tribute. Nice job!
By Mark Bradley
September 23, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this
At the risk of sounding obsequious, thanks yet again to one and all.
By grandbob
September 23, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this
I am so glad I grew up in the “Munson Years”- It was a priviledge to listen to him paint a picture of what was happening on the field. He made the game so clear ! Best of luck to you, Larry.
By grandbob
September 23, 2008 2:31 PM | Link to this
I am so glad I grew up in the “Munson Years”- It was a priviledge to listen to him paint a picture of what was happening on the field. He made the game so clear ! Best of luck to you, Larry.
By grandbob
September 23, 2008 2:31 PM | Link to this
I am so glad I grew up in the “Munson Years”- It was a priviledge to listen to him paint a picture of what was happening on the field. He made the game so clear ! Best of luck to you, Larry.
By ChattHills Jacket
September 23, 2008 2:40 PM | Link to this
hi
By andy
September 23, 2008 3:37 PM | Link to this
Mark, great column. Munson was from the old school as you said, before the days of seeing it with your eyes. You had to see it with your ears and “get the picture”. I remember in the 70’s when Andy Johnson scored to “My God, we just upset Tennessee”. When Buck threw to Lindsey, it was not untli Monday till I heard Munson’s call because I was screaming so loud I could not hear the radio while watching on TV. Last night I watched a video clip with Larry’s calls and tears came to my eyes. Even though the Dawg tradition goes on, a big part will not be heard again pulling for UGA. Best wishes and health to Larry.
By Eric A Dawg Fan
September 23, 2008 5:01 PM | Link to this
I remember Larry Munson during my college years. I remember his play by play calling on the radio when Coach Dooley, Herschel Walker, and the rest of the Bulldog Team dominated the year 1980 and captured a National Championship. He is an ICON out right. He will truly be missed. I wish Larry the very best, and I will lastly say this: Go You Silver Britches & Hunker Down You Hairy Dawgs. Farewell Larry.
By Eric A Dawg Fan
September 23, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this
As Larry Munson says it the best:
“GO YOU SILVER BRITCHES”
“HUNKER DOWN YOUR HAIRY DAWGS’!!!!!!
By Nut-Bag Georgia Fan
September 23, 2008 5:11 PM | Link to this
“Munson didn’t so much recount the action as interpret it.” Beautifully-written MB.
We “get the picture.”
By jdawg
September 23, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this
What a great honor to be a young radio announcer and to work the station during UGA broadcasts, and to later fly with Larry to a conference at St. Simons…wow, what memories that will live on. I hope that he can enjoy every day…and trust me, I will not forget the legend in broadcasting…jdawg
By Maniac is accurate
September 23, 2008 6:07 PM | Link to this
Oh, I forgot one. When I was a kid my dad and I were driving down Carswell Avenue in Waycross, listening to Larry’s call of the UGA-Ga. Tech game. We were driving past Waycross-Ware Tech and I kept looking to see if I could see the stadium where this game was going on. I figured that was Tech, so the game had to be around there somewhere. I was about 7.
By Dave
September 23, 2008 6:07 PM | Link to this
Coming home from the Smokies in 1978, my PAC-10 californian father and I were listening to the Kentucky broadcast of the dawg game. About Clayton, I switched stations to pick up Larry’s call of the game. Dad said that he could hardly believe that he was listening to the same game. We got home (to Athens) pulling into the driveway as Rex Robinson was lineing up his field goal attempt. Dad would not leave the car until that attempt was made. That night turned him int a Munson and Dawg fan for the rest of his life. He said that never had he heard another announcer paint such a vivid picture of a game, and he NEVER missed another Munson game during his subsequent visits. Thanks, Larry. Both I and my late father say you’re the best.
By geyar
September 23, 2008 6:43 PM | Link to this
Amen and Amen!!
Long live “THE VOICE”… Many many memories.. even turning OFF the audio and turning on the radio on televised games!
God bless you Larry… Enjoy your retirement!
By Dawg fan
September 23, 2008 6:46 PM | Link to this
That was a wonderful article about a wonderful man. Mr. Munson will be missed by all that love and admire him. He is truly A DAMN GOOG DAWG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God bless you and enjoy your retirement, you deserve it !!!!!
By DAWGNYC
September 23, 2008 8:17 PM | Link to this
Munson called me the morning of my wedding to ask me what I was doing. He asked me if I was sure I wanted to get married in a way only Munson would do. This is a memory I will always cherish. Enjoy retirement Larry!
By ssidawg
September 23, 2008 9:34 PM | Link to this
The Bulldawg Nation is so lucky to have been blessed with Larry Munson. I get goosebumps reading his famous calls. Good Luck and enjoy your retirement!!
By Uga89
September 23, 2008 9:53 PM | Link to this
Mark, you do realize that if we’re old enough to remember the Rex Robinson call, we’re old enough to remember your ’80s mustache. Whaddya say, victory lap in honor of Munson?
By Rhett
September 23, 2008 11:47 PM | Link to this
Thank you Mark. When I was living in Biloxi MS in 1985, hurricane Elana had made a direct hit just a few days before the UGA-Alabama game which was on national TV. The rest of my family had evacuated, so I was hot, tired, and lonely. That night I was sitting out on my back deck, with no electricity, cooking the thawed meat from my freezer on the grill. I was able to get a battery-powered radio perched at just the right angle on the fence, and then, through the static…”Get the picture…” Larry’s voice was there in the dark on WSB AM. I sat out there that night swatting mosquitoes, yelling at the radio and listening to that voice in the booth. No lights, no AC, but I wasn’t alone. Larry and I shared the game from 400 mi away. I’ve seen and listened to many games, and even though we lost that one, it will always be a special memory.
By kayhw
September 23, 2008 11:49 PM | Link to this
Munson IS as much UGA as Dooley amd Herschel! I grew up with all of them… and Leave it to Beaver, Lawrence Welk and the Cold War. They are a part of my fundamental history. Munson made a huge large smile in my “dawg life” and I wish the best for him in his retirement. He is a large and happy part of ALL of my dawg memories. Munson, you contributed to people’s positive reminiscing, thank you. You add the SPARKLE to memories.
By BeachGaBulldog
September 24, 2008 12:57 AM | Link to this
I first heard Larry in 1971 at the Georgia-Tennessee game which the Dawgs won 35-31 on an Andy Johnson TD. I also remember him doing the Georgia-Georgia Tech Thanksgiving game at Grant Field, which the Dawgs won, and which was televised by ABC. He is the greatest announcer of ANY SPORT—-EVER! Larry, God Bless You!
By ascfan
September 24, 2008 3:57 AM | Link to this
I grew up in a South Carolina and Tennessee household but football Saturday’s just didn’t feel complete until I turn over to hear Larry tell me what Georgia was doing. There have been times when UGA was playing USC that I listened to Larry because I would understand what was going on better. And when Georgia was on tv I would turn down the sound on tv and listen to Larry.He is as big a part of SEC history as anybody. May GOD bless you Mr. Munson.
By CDS
September 24, 2008 7:49 AM | Link to this
He also did a pretty good motion picture review. We will miss you Larry.
By JoeDon
September 24, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this
I want to cry. Georgia football will never be the same again.
By BDUNN
September 24, 2008 9:18 AM | Link to this
We will miss you Larry. Thank you for all the wonderful memories.
By bluegrass dog
September 24, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this
First of all, Mark, what a great article! Your words allowed me to recall great memories of Georgia football and something ultimately more personal and more important.
I remember Saturdays in South Georgia and my dad “firing up the transistor” to listen to the games. As a kid, that simple pleasure made raking leaves or picking up pecans almost bearable.
Several of my memories of my dad seem to revolve around Georgia football and Larry Munson. With the expansion of television coverage, Dad was always wary of these “negative announcers, putting down Georgia.” So at our house, we would turn down the TV and “turn up Munson.” My mom could never understand why we needed both the TV and the radio on.
I remember my dad jumping from his chair as Lindsay Scott ran down the Gator Bowl sideline. He began chanting with Larry, “Run Lindsday, run.” We laughed in agreement with Larry’s prediction about the future of property along Georgia’s coast. Up hearing that statement (and with every subsequent replaying) my Mom always says, “I wish he hadn’t said that.”
I lost my Dad in 2006. He would have been so proud of his Dogs going into this season ranked #1. Listening to Larry on GXtra kind of served as a living link to those memories of my Dad.
Mr. Munson, thanks for a lifetime of memories. Thanks for your passion. Thanks for constantly asking our Dogs to “Hunker Down” one more time.
Mark, thanks again for a great article!
By PMOON
September 24, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this
THIS IS LIKE, NO NOT LIKE, IT IS LOSING A FAMILY MEMBER WE’LL MISS YOU LARRY! I REMEMEBER AS A YOUNG TEEN IN THE EARLY 70’S LISTENING TO LARRY. THE BIG WINS AT LSU, KENTUCKY,(“and I talked to his parents in the hotel lobby today”)< only true dawg fans would know about that one. MY FRIENDS WOULD CALL ME ON THE PHONE AND THE FIRST WORDS OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS WOULD BE “LORNE WATTA YA GOT” ANYWAY HOPE THAT NEIL GETS MORE AIR TIME HE HAS THE BEST NATURAL RADIO VOICE OF THE CREW!
By Poppy
September 24, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this
I have listened to at least some of every game Larry has called at Georgia. I can’t recall a single game that went on without me sneaking out to my car if need be to check on the DAWGS. Always listened to Larry when the dogs were on the tube. My family complained when DirecTV was several seconds behind Larry, but we listened to him anyway. Good luck and great health to the best of all time. We’ll miss you Larry.
By Jim Ragan
September 24, 2008 10:21 PM | Link to this
If you want to watch a great Munson highlight clip, go to You Tube and watch the last two minutes of the UGA-Auburn game from 1996 when Mike Bobo throws the game-tying TD with one second left to send the game into OT (UGA won 56-49 in 5 OTs). Munson’s description of that play was so great it merits watching over and over again.
Larry will definitely be missed by all of us who grew up big UGA fans and hope he enjoys his retirement.
By robodawg
September 25, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this
One thing you hit on that captures Munson perfectly is that he taught Dawg fans how to worry. His great calls of UGA victories are indeed great, but these are set in even higher relief by remembering how epic every Saturday seemed. And if you had to lose, at least you had Munson sharing your suffering, describing the slow spread of death over the stadium.
By joedawg
September 26, 2008 9:33 AM | Link to this
if Georgia was to be able to play for the national championship this year , how fitting would it be ,to have Munsion call the game. You put emotion into every ballgame I ever heard you do, Please if your health will let you , give it go one more time . God Bless You & your family Get Well !!!
By David Cranman
October 5, 2008 5:57 AM | Link to this
Some of the best times of my life were sitting “on the tracks”, watching the Dawgs and listening to Munson on the radio. Man, it just didn’t get any better than that! Anybody else out there remember “the tracks”?
French Dawg