THE TROJAN COURSE TOM KELLY'S VOICE, THE SOUNDTRACK OF USC SPORTS, HAS COME FULL CIRCLE.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH Sitting at a table in the dining room at Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. The country club opened in 1926, with George C. Thomas, Jr. as the course architect. in Pacific Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). , next to a window that looked out over the majestic first tee, Tom Kelly People named Tom Kelly include:
On Wednesday, he almost did. About meeting at least a half dozen presidents, going back to Harry Truman. Behind-the-scenes stuff about when he would sub for Monty Hall Maurice "Monty Hall" Halperin, O.C., B.Sc., LL.D (born August 25 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian-born actor, singer and sportscaster, best known as the host of the long-running television game show Let's Make a Deal. on the old game show, "Let's Make A Deal Let's Make a Deal is a television game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The show was based around deals offered to members of the audience by the host. ." How he got duped in an extravagant golf bet by former USC football USC football refers to either of two NCAA Division I-A college football programs:
But when asked how he responds to fans who come up to him nowadays and ask why he hasn't done any more telecasts of USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. -- the school that coaxed him from the Midwest in 1961 to be Chick Hearn's colorman on football games and gave him the platform to be one of the most recognizable voices in L.A. sports history for more than five decades -- the 79-year-old Kelly took a piece of toast that he'd been using to help finish off a mushroom omelet and started to tap it against his plate. "My answer is, I have no idea," he said, his booming voice coming down an octave or two. "Why lie about it? I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . To this day, neither Fox nor the university has ever said, 'Thanks, but we want to make a change.' No one has told me. "I'll never get past that. I spent my entire adult life doing USC sports. People still think of me in that regard. "Understand me, I'm grateful for having spent my time there watching Heisman Trophy Heisman Trophy Annual award given to the outstanding college gridiron football player in the U.S. The trophy was instituted in 1935 by New York City's Downtown Athletic Club and was officially named the following year for the club's first athletic director, the player-coach winners, John McKay, John Robinson Several notable individuals have been named John Robinson: Politicians
"I have no regrets. It's just how things turned out." The facts at this point tend to get slightly murky when trying to decipher how Kelly and USC ended up on different paths after he did his final Trojan broadcast of a basketball game in 2002. Back when FSN (Full-Service Network) A communications network that provides shopping, movies on demand and access to databases and a variety of interactive services. West was known simply as Prime Ticket, Kelly, who has never had an agent, did make a decision to take a more lucrative position at the cable channel to be its signature voice, which precluded him from focusing solely on USC events. By the time that contract ran its course, USC already had gone in a new direction with its TV and radio broadcasting The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. teams. There is another, more recent version a rift could have occurred when athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Mike Garrett Michael Lockett Garrett (born April 12, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans. gave Kelly the idea he might bring him back as the football radio voice several years ago when the team changed flagship stations, but that somehow didn't happen. Kelly was integral in helping create Garrett as an eventual Heisman Trophy-winning running back in 1964. Garrett also was Kelly's partner on Prime Ticket USC telecasts for several seasons. Regardless of how things might have been miscommunicated between the parties, USC continues to hold Kelly in the highest regard. "Tom Kelly is a beloved figure in USC history and always will be," said Tim Tessalone, USC's director of sports information. "His voice is so identified with USC athletics, he'll always be remembered for that. The fact that he's a member of the USC Hall of Fame, and the entire athletic department and Trojan family was excited when the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Sports Broadcasters Association inducted him into their Hall as well. He comes around to our events and is always embraced by everyone." Embraced is what Kelly said he has done with his latest career path: Calling high school football and basketball games. Jeff Proctor, the president and co-founder of ProAngle media, made the inspired choice last fall to bring Kelly in for the launch of his company's prep sports coverage on the Internet through their Web site Vootage.com. The games they produced have also been airing on KDOC-Channel 56, including tonight's Long Beach Jordan-Artesia boys basketball playoff contest (which will be on delay Sunday). "I didn't think I would, but I really love doing these games," said Kelly, identified in Illinois for doing the state championship high school basketball tournament for a quarter century before even coming to L.A. "I know in a few years I'll be able to say, 'I called Jimmy Clausen's games when he was back at Oaks Christian."' Recalling how he did a Crespi-Notre Dame football game last season from the platform of a raised fork-lift, it sparked a story about when he called a prep game in the town of Hurley, Wis., while sitting on top of a bakery truck, when a November gust of wind whipped through and blew all his notes into a nearby cornfield. "My career really has come full circle," said Kelly, who continues to do his own stat sheets during a broadcast. "The best parts are when some of the older folks with canes come up to me during these games and tell me how much they used to hear me do USC games. That makes me feel great deep down inside. I've had nothing but marvelous times with the fans." Proctor says that aside from giving his high-school broadcasts instant credibility, Kelly also really seems to connect with a new generation of sports fans. "That's been the cool part for me, watching him interact with players and families and fans," said Proctor, who in 1991 tried his hand at on-air broadcasting when he was Kelly's colorman for a season of Pac-10 baseball games for Prime Ticket. Kelly's larger-than-live existence continues with his wife Danuska in the same Encino Hills home he bought in 1964. That's also the year he became a member at Riviera, where he plays many of his four-rounds-a-week of golf with his movie-star buddies. Kelly, who is the only one to record a hole-in-one on all four of Riviera's par-3 holes, also used to have a locker right next to O.J. Simpson's. But that's a story for another day. thomas.hoffarth@dailynews.com (818) 713-3661 THE BEST AND WORST OF L.A. SPORTS MEDIA Sports Media, Inc. (SMI) is a Sports Media and Marketing company that produces radio and television programming as well as representing professional athletes. 2002 Cowboys Live - Hosted by Dallas Cowboys Joey Galloway : GAME PLAY-BAY-PLAY 1a. Vin Scully For the American architecture historian, see . Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully (born November 29, 1927, in The Bronx, New York) is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams. , Dodgers TV (FSN, Channel 9) and radio (980-AM) Maybe the greatest compliment to the Hall of Famer starting his 58th season with the team is his voice is impersonated by Harry Shearer Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943 in Los Angeles, California) is an American comedic actor and writer. Shearer, a voice actor on The Simpsons (1989 to present), provides the voices of Mr. when he does the Springfield Isotopes' play-by-play on "The Simpsons." In the last episode of the 2006 season, Shearer worked in the Scully-esque phrase: "That's E-3 if you're keeping score at home. And if you are, your loneliness saddens me." Last year: 1 1b. Bob Miller, Kings TV (FSN) The success of his recent autobiography is no surprise. Last year: 2 3. Spero Dedes, Lakers radio (570-AM) We're not even taking account for the fact he also did Chivas USA and Galaxy soccer last summer. Last year: 3 4. Rory Markas, Angels radio (710-AM) and USC basketball radio (710-AM) With his genuine enthusiasm and good nature, comparisons at this point in his career to Dick Enberg aren't much of a stretch. Last year: 7 5. Nick Nickson, Kings radio (1150-AM) They've named the Staples Center press box after Bob Miller, but he and Jim Fox actually call the Kings games on TV a section below in the Nick Nickson Broadcaster Center. Last year: 5 6. Bill Macdonald, college basketball and football TV (FSN) He can make any analyst on any sport fit in seamlessly. Last year: 6. 7. Jim Watson, college basketball TV (FSN) Known better as a reporter, he has got this gig nailed down as well. Last year: 5. 8. Matt Pinto, Clippers radio (710-AM) Unlike the team, he's actually moving up in the standings. Last year: 10. 9. Charley Steiner, Dodgers TV (FSN, Channel 9) and radio (980-AM) Was it weird for you, too, when he shaved the beard and went to the contact lenses, like something from the witness protection program? Last year: 9. 10. Tom Kelly, high school football and basketball (KDOC-TV and Vootage.com) John Hefner, Kelly's game producer these days who worked with him in the past at Fox Sports Net, says the voice "instantly clicks, and it's as great as ever. He makes anything a big-time event. The school athletic directors treat him like a movie star." Last year: Not ranked. Honorable mention: Paul Sunderland, college basketball TV (FSN); Isaac Lowenkron, Avengers radio; Chris McGee, high school football TV (FSN); Chris Roberts, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX football and basketball radio (570-AM); John Ahlers, Ducks TV (FSN); Randy Rosenbloom, high school football TV; Dave Caldwell, high school sports radio; Christian Miles, Chivas USA TV; Max Bretos, Galaxy TV. 1. Joel Meyers, Lakers TV (FSN, Channel 9) Nothing sounds better than a Lakers' losing streak captioned by the disappointment, crankiness crank·y 1 adj. crank·i·er, crank·i·est 1. Having a bad disposition; peevish. 2. Having eccentric ways; odd. 3. toward refs and other pomposities of the computer-generated voice straight from Disgustedville. Last year: 1, bottom 5 2. Terry Smith, Angels radio (710-AM) Sam, Sam the Nissan Man might have a better rapport with halos listeners than the man who should be providing the voice for Smithers Smithers is a surname, and may refer to: People People with the surname Smithers
Last year: 2, bottom 5 3. Ralph Lawler, Clippers TV (FSN, Ch. 5) and radio (710-AM) Lawler's Law doesn't cover any lawsuits caused by those who go into spastic spastic /spas·tic/ (spas´tik) 1. of the nature of or characterized by spasms. 2. hypertonic, so that the muscles are stiff and movements awkward. spas·tic adj. 1. convoltions upon hearing him scream "BINGO!" Last year: 3, bottom 5 4. Rick Monday, Dodgers TV (Channel 9) and radio (980-AM) He actually said this last season watching Kenny Lofton chase down a fly ball in a game at Coors Field: "He had to run a country mile, and he had a country mile to work within that framework." Pure poetry. If you're on Vicodin. Last year: Not ranked 5. Steve Physioc, Angels TV (FSN, Ch. 13) Jose Mota's promotion to do 50 games a year on play-by-play really might signal a fizzing fizz intr.v. fizzed, fizz·ing, fizz·es To make a hissing or bubbling sound; effervesce. n. 1. A hissing or bubbling sound. 2. Effervescence. 3. An effervescent beverage. out of Phys. Last year: 4, bottom 5 CAPTION(S): 5 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) Longtime Encino Hills resident Tom Kelly, one of the most recognizable voices in L.A. sports over the past five decades, had plenty of memorable moments with former USC coach John McKay, above. (3) Legendary Los Angeles sportscaster Tom Kelly, a member at Riviera Country Club since 1964, shares a moment with actor and fellow Riviera regular Peter Falk, left. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer (4) MEYERS (5) SCULLY Box: THE BEST AND WORST OF L.A. SPORTS MEDIA: GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY (see text) |
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