If you’re an 80s-90s sports fan, he’s got to be one of the top sports voices of your childhood.
No one on this earth does a better football highlight package than Berman. The “GEEEE-men” “Well dressed Amani Toomer!” with the amazing ESPN highlight music in the background. Or Home Run Derby? “Back....back...back..back”
If you’re an 80s-90s sports fan, he’s got to be one of the top sports voices of your childhood.
No one on this earth does a better football highlight package than Berman. The “GEEEE-men” “Well dressed Amani Toomer!” with the amazing ESPN highlight music in the background. Or Home Run Derby? “Back....back...back..back”
Berman is awesome
I’m of the same opinion. I understand the comments regarding his last few years, but that doesn’t impact my overall opinion of him.
If you’re an 80s-90s sports fan, he’s got to be one of the top sports voices of your childhood.
No one on this earth does a better football highlight package than Berman. The “GEEEE-men” “Well dressed Amani Toomer!” with the amazing ESPN highlight music in the background. Or Home Run Derby? “Back....back...back..back”
Berman is awesome
I’m of the same opinion. I understand the comments regarding his last few years, but that doesn’t impact my overall opinion of him.
Ditto for me.
And regards to the backend of his career, Berman was never a play by play guy IMO. When ESPN got baseball and he started doing the late Calif games ("Hotel Calif") he really started to lose my interest.
The quirky in studio stuff was great for highlights and such, but when he started to use during play by play is when it went off the rails for lack of a better term.
If you’re an 80s-90s sports fan, he’s got to be one of the top sports voices of your childhood.
No one on this earth does a better football highlight package than Berman. The “GEEEE-men” “Well dressed Amani Toomer!” with the amazing ESPN highlight music in the background. Or Home Run Derby? “Back....back...back..back”
Berman is awesome
His best, IMO, was during KC Chiefs highlights.
They had a QB named Bono, and he would hum a tune (Sonny and Cher) while introducing him on that particular highlight sequence......just classic.
If you’re an 80s-90s sports fan, he’s got to be one of the top sports voices of your childhood.
No one on this earth does a better football highlight package than Berman. The “GEEEE-men” “Well dressed Amani Toomer!” with the amazing ESPN highlight music in the background. Or Home Run Derby? “Back....back...back..back”
Berman is awesome
I'm from that era and he's one of my least favorite voices. But, this was a class act. Good for him.
in the late 90s, my wife started working for ESPN @ Fenway and worked with Berman for years. In 2006, when her and I were dating, she introduced me to Berman after a Sox game. We exchanged some small talk while exiting the stadium and I mentioned I was on active duty in the Marine Corps. A few months later, I received hats, shirts and an autographed ESPN banner that I pinned to the wall in my shop.
A handful of phone calls between my wife and Chris over the years and he always asks how I'm doing. A larger than life personality that I loved watching/listening to while growing up is still that same guy and completely genuine. Berman is the man!
No one on this earth does a better football highlight package than Berman. The “GEEEE-men” “Well dressed Amani Toomer!” with the amazing ESPN highlight music in the background. Or Home Run Derby? “Back....back...back..back”
Berman is awesome
No one on this earth does a better football highlight package than Berman. The “GEEEE-men” “Well dressed Amani Toomer!” with the amazing ESPN highlight music in the background. Or Home Run Derby? “Back....back...back..back”
Berman is awesome
I’m of the same opinion. I understand the comments regarding his last few years, but that doesn’t impact my overall opinion of him.
Fortunately (for me) I stopped watching ESPN and Sports Center years ago, so I missed the back end of his career... except for the annual NFL Draft.
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If you’re an 80s-90s sports fan, he’s got to be one of the top sports voices of your childhood.
No one on this earth does a better football highlight package than Berman. The “GEEEE-men” “Well dressed Amani Toomer!” with the amazing ESPN highlight music in the background. Or Home Run Derby? “Back....back...back..back”
Berman is awesome
I’m of the same opinion. I understand the comments regarding his last few years, but that doesn’t impact my overall opinion of him.
Ditto for me.
And regards to the backend of his career, Berman was never a play by play guy IMO. When ESPN got baseball and he started doing the late Calif games ("Hotel Calif") he really started to lose my interest.
The quirky in studio stuff was great for highlights and such, but when he started to use during play by play is when it went off the rails for lack of a better term.
No one on this earth does a better football highlight package than Berman. The “GEEEE-men” “Well dressed Amani Toomer!” with the amazing ESPN highlight music in the background. Or Home Run Derby? “Back....back...back..back”
Berman is awesome
His best, IMO, was during KC Chiefs highlights.
They had a QB named Bono, and he would hum a tune (Sonny and Cher) while introducing him on that particular highlight sequence......just classic.
Berman doing Sportscenter back then called him "Lyman I'm not the rabbi I'm DePriest"
good stuff.
No one on this earth does a better football highlight package than Berman. The “GEEEE-men” “Well dressed Amani Toomer!” with the amazing ESPN highlight music in the background. Or Home Run Derby? “Back....back...back..back”
Berman is awesome
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A handful of phone calls between my wife and Chris over the years and he always asks how I'm doing. A larger than life personality that I loved watching/listening to while growing up is still that same guy and completely genuine. Berman is the man!