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Tom Hammond (1 Viewer)
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The Shizzle
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GoBirds
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NYCGangGreen
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Wow, some of you people have nothing better to do than complain about ANYTHING!!!!This guy does a great job with the N.D. games, and the Kentucky Derby also, IIRC.First the MNF crew, then Gumbel, now this....paging the first "I just mute the game" post. Should be due anytime now. 
phthalatemagic
Footballguy
I just mute the game
Frank Costanza's Lawyer
Footballguy
toxic waste
phthalatemagic
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trader jake
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Hammond is solid. That's all you need from announcers.
They don't have to be the show, just don't get in the way of the viewers enjoyment of the game.
They don't have to be the show, just don't get in the way of the viewers enjoyment of the game.
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Grigs Allmoon
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No kidding... He's done great.JohnnyU said:
Anthony Borbely
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JohnnyU said:
NYCGangGreen
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do a member search for Bryant Gumbel...whoever he is , he is putting some pure gold schtick in the pinned game thread. 
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I have not heard Gumbel, but I have always like hammond (even though he is the voice of ND) and he sounded great tonight!do a member search for Bryant Gumbel...whoever he is , he is putting some pure gold schtick in the pinned game thread.
GoBirds
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agreed
Keith Lewis
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This guy was really good tonight. I sense the people picking on his appearance have very low self esteem in this thread. He's not a model, that's not his job to look pretty for you, get lives people.
Weapon of Mass Instruction
Watch my feet!
I 2nd the motion. Frankly, I enjoyed the game...and I wouldn't have had Gumby been there.
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JohnnyU
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I grew up watching Hammond do the sports as part of the news cast for WLEX TV (Ch 18) in Lexington, Ky. He did UK games as well as other SEC games before getting his big break with NBC.
NBC
Hammond's duties at NBC involve covering many sports. He is the main host of the network's thoroughbred racing coverage and is the network's play-by-voice for its coverage of Notre Dame football alongside commentator Pat Haden. He was also the lead play-by-play man for The AFL on NBC. Hammond is also very much involved in NBC's Olympic Games coverage. At the Summer Olympics, Hammond is the chief commentator for track and field, a position he has held since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where his broadcast partner that year was O.J. Simpson, who ran track at the University of Southern California. Hammond has since said that, despite the personal problems Simpson would have two years later, he and Simpson were great friends and got along well. Hammond also commentates on other track and field events shown on NBC. At the Winter Olympics, Hammond is the main commentator for figure skating and ice dancing. Hammond is sort of unique in that, unlike most of his NBC Sports colleagues, he does not live in or around the New York City area, opting to stay in his hometown of Lexington, a decision he made during his early days at NBC. Hammond isn't alone in this; despite being a New York native himself, Costas lives in St. Louis.
Hammond was considered the leading play-by-play candidate when NBC won the bidding for Sunday night NFL coverage beginning with the 2006 season, but ended up losing out to former ABC announcer Al Michaels after the latter signed with NBC.
[edit] Older work
Hammond's past work at NBC includes doing play-by-play commentary for The NBA on NBC and The NFL on NBC. He also called gymnastics, the WNBA, and the Orange Bowl. Hammond never did call the XFL, though, as NBC Sports chairman **** Ebersol said to someone who asked if Hammond would be an XFL commentator, "Anyone that needs credibility will not be doing XFL."
[edit] Early career
Tom's tenure at NBC began in 1984, when he was named as a co-host of the inaugural Breeders' Cup alongside **** Enberg. It was supposed to be a one-shot deal for Hammond, but NBC execs were so impressed, he ended up getting a long-term contract.
[edit] Health issues
Over the past few years, Hammond's health has somewhat deteriorated. On March 24, 2001, under two months before NBC was supposed to broadcast the Kentucky Derby for the very first time, he underwent an operation for diverticulitis, a disease that affects the colon. During the surgery, a portion of Hammond's colon was removed. However, even with the short amount of time between the Derby and his operation, Hammond managed to get healthy enough to make his dream of broadcasting his homestate's most famous sporting event become a reality on May 5, 2001.
Hammond wasn't so lucky in October 2002, when he underwent open-heart surgery. He ended up missing the Breeders' Cup that year. Bob Costas took Hammond's place at the hosting desk. It was the only Breeders' Cup Hammond was not a part of until 2006, when ESPN had their first year of coverage. Costas is, by the way, already a part of NBC's Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing and Breeders' Cup coverage, working as mainly the "story set-up man."
[edit] Personal life
Tom is a 1967 graduate of the University of Kentucky, earning a bachelor's degree in animal science. He and his wife, Sheilagh, have three grown children, sons David and Christopher, and daughter Ashley. David has followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a radio commentator for Syracuse University's basketball and football teams, and working as a play-by-play announcer for The AFL on NBC. Tom Hammond has criticized ESPN's SportsCenter, calling it a "comedy show." Starting with the 2006 NFL Playoffs, Hammond will be calling one of the two Wild Card Playoff games for the network.
NBC
Hammond's duties at NBC involve covering many sports. He is the main host of the network's thoroughbred racing coverage and is the network's play-by-voice for its coverage of Notre Dame football alongside commentator Pat Haden. He was also the lead play-by-play man for The AFL on NBC. Hammond is also very much involved in NBC's Olympic Games coverage. At the Summer Olympics, Hammond is the chief commentator for track and field, a position he has held since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where his broadcast partner that year was O.J. Simpson, who ran track at the University of Southern California. Hammond has since said that, despite the personal problems Simpson would have two years later, he and Simpson were great friends and got along well. Hammond also commentates on other track and field events shown on NBC. At the Winter Olympics, Hammond is the main commentator for figure skating and ice dancing. Hammond is sort of unique in that, unlike most of his NBC Sports colleagues, he does not live in or around the New York City area, opting to stay in his hometown of Lexington, a decision he made during his early days at NBC. Hammond isn't alone in this; despite being a New York native himself, Costas lives in St. Louis.
Hammond was considered the leading play-by-play candidate when NBC won the bidding for Sunday night NFL coverage beginning with the 2006 season, but ended up losing out to former ABC announcer Al Michaels after the latter signed with NBC.
[edit] Older work
Hammond's past work at NBC includes doing play-by-play commentary for The NBA on NBC and The NFL on NBC. He also called gymnastics, the WNBA, and the Orange Bowl. Hammond never did call the XFL, though, as NBC Sports chairman **** Ebersol said to someone who asked if Hammond would be an XFL commentator, "Anyone that needs credibility will not be doing XFL."
[edit] Early career
Tom's tenure at NBC began in 1984, when he was named as a co-host of the inaugural Breeders' Cup alongside **** Enberg. It was supposed to be a one-shot deal for Hammond, but NBC execs were so impressed, he ended up getting a long-term contract.
[edit] Health issues
Over the past few years, Hammond's health has somewhat deteriorated. On March 24, 2001, under two months before NBC was supposed to broadcast the Kentucky Derby for the very first time, he underwent an operation for diverticulitis, a disease that affects the colon. During the surgery, a portion of Hammond's colon was removed. However, even with the short amount of time between the Derby and his operation, Hammond managed to get healthy enough to make his dream of broadcasting his homestate's most famous sporting event become a reality on May 5, 2001.
Hammond wasn't so lucky in October 2002, when he underwent open-heart surgery. He ended up missing the Breeders' Cup that year. Bob Costas took Hammond's place at the hosting desk. It was the only Breeders' Cup Hammond was not a part of until 2006, when ESPN had their first year of coverage. Costas is, by the way, already a part of NBC's Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing and Breeders' Cup coverage, working as mainly the "story set-up man."
[edit] Personal life
Tom is a 1967 graduate of the University of Kentucky, earning a bachelor's degree in animal science. He and his wife, Sheilagh, have three grown children, sons David and Christopher, and daughter Ashley. David has followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a radio commentator for Syracuse University's basketball and football teams, and working as a play-by-play announcer for The AFL on NBC. Tom Hammond has criticized ESPN's SportsCenter, calling it a "comedy show." Starting with the 2006 NFL Playoffs, Hammond will be calling one of the two Wild Card Playoff games for the network.
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