Jim Hawthorne's most memorable calls

ITS A FOOT RACE

"Back back back back at the wall and it's gone for a home run..... Caught in left center field for the 2nd out of the inning"

We'll pause for station identification

He had some good ones but he could be befuddled at times.

2011 vs. Alabama OT Game TD that wasn't a TD

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He accidentally said Jack Hunt caught the touchdown in the bluegrass miracle instead of Devrey Henderson.

I still get goosebumps when I hear it even though I know it's coming.

LSU edited it

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Can someone enlighten me on the Jack Hunt references?

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Jack Hunt, #8 was a safety, converted from WR. Devery Henderson, #9 was a track star converted to WR. Let's just say their ancestors were from different continents.

Anyway - there is a famous play in LSU football history. It is commonly referred to as the "Bluegrass Miracle".

Although I cannot find the unedited feed, Hawthorne incorrectly attributed the catch to Hunt, a safety, rather than Henderson, a wide receiver. That was in 2002 and his vision has really been inadequate to call football games since well before that.

It was still a great call. He's a passionate ambassador for LSU athletics and still a passable basketball play-by-play announcer.

His call of the "Shot Heard Round the World" is probably a top 5/top 10 in all of sports history.

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