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If you've never had the pleasure of hearing LSU announcers John Ferguson and Walter Hill
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:47 pm
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:47 pm
on a radio broadcast, you've missed a special part of LSU sports history.
Ferguson's baritone voice calling play by play. Hill, with color commentary ("The Tigers are wearing white jerseys, gold pants, and gold headgear").
1969...10 years old. Transistor radio, bean bag chair, Saturday nights.
Ferguson's baritone voice calling play by play. Hill, with color commentary ("The Tigers are wearing white jerseys, gold pants, and gold headgear").
1969...10 years old. Transistor radio, bean bag chair, Saturday nights.
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Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:51 pm to tbabino
Walter Hill: “Here come the tigers”
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:51 pm to tbabino
I'll enjoy LSU on my 75 inch 4k TV. Thanks. Keep your transistor radio gramps.
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Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:53 pm to tbabino
Hawthorne in his prime were fantastic as well.
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:55 pm to tbabino
Yep and Doug Moreau with Pat Screen for the postgame show at The Place.
Posted on 1/9/21 at 8:56 pm to tbabino
Same here
He had a great voice and put uou in the stadium
He had a great voice and put uou in the stadium
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:06 pm to tbabino
A much simpler time. Those were the best nights ever created. The best of times all way around
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:09 pm to tbabino
Was my childhood and adolescence with the Tigers 
How many opposing were "spilled" by tigers!
How many opposing were "spilled" by tigers!
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:11 pm to tbabino
Saturday night magic, it was. Long before cable TV or internet, that was the connection. There were no televised night games from Tiger Stadium in the 60s. First one of those I ever saw was the Notre Dame visit in '71. Anyway, those Ferguson-Hill calls sure beat the current version: "The Tigers have just entered the Capital One red zone." Sponsor promos in between plays and no sense of what's happening on the field while a play is unfolding.
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:42 pm to tbabino
In remember those nights like they happened yesterday. My Dad and I would sit in his company car and listen to the game on his top of the line Delco AM radio. Ferguson and company brought the game to life with their excitement. I would plot each drive in my season spiral notebook.
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:45 pm to tbabino
He's at the 35, the 30, the 25, and he's down at the 27
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:51 pm to tbabino
John Ferguson was the GOAT. I remember him calling the LSU-USC game in Tiger Stadium.
Posted on 1/9/21 at 9:55 pm to tbabino
LSU-ND 1971
I’ve posted this before, but it’s a classic; ABC-TV feed synced with Ferguson & Hill radio call. Guaranteed to bring back memories; bonus of seeing Andy Hamilton fake Clarence Ellis out of his jock. (Audio is missing for the first minute and a half, but picks up after then.)
I’ve posted this before, but it’s a classic; ABC-TV feed synced with Ferguson & Hill radio call. Guaranteed to bring back memories; bonus of seeing Andy Hamilton fake Clarence Ellis out of his jock. (Audio is missing for the first minute and a half, but picks up after then.)
This post was edited on 1/9/21 at 10:00 pm
Posted on 1/9/21 at 10:01 pm to tbabino
Posted on 1/9/21 at 10:11 pm to tbabino
i just missed Ferguson, born in 76, i started remembering lsu football in 84, i always remembered hawthorne & doug moreau. when the games were not on tigervision, it was special listening on the radio with those 2 voices
Posted on 1/9/21 at 10:44 pm to tbabino
I ran into John Ferguson’s son in Target here in Dallas last year. We talked for about 30 min about LSU, his dad, trips they took to LSU games. It was a pretty awesome experience
Posted on 1/9/21 at 11:04 pm to tbabino
They don’t make em like they used to. Chris Blair doesn’t bring the passion.
Posted on 1/9/21 at 11:40 pm to tbabino
They were the best. I grew up listening to them back in the days when very few of the games were on television.
"Twice the Tigers have gone to LeDeux in the end zone and still no marbles".
I was at that game and did not hear the call live, but that was John Ferguson at his best, or at least a few seconds later.
"Twice the Tigers have gone to LeDeux in the end zone and still no marbles".
I was at that game and did not hear the call live, but that was John Ferguson at his best, or at least a few seconds later.
Posted on 1/9/21 at 11:56 pm to tbabino
John Ferguson was the best! Brings flashbacks to when I was young listening to LSU games on my transistor radio!
Back in the early 80's I took my Dad to an alumni event which Ferguson attended. We talked to him for about 10 minutes, total class individual...made my Dad's night, he was so happy!
Back in the early 80's I took my Dad to an alumni event which Ferguson attended. We talked to him for about 10 minutes, total class individual...made my Dad's night, he was so happy!
Posted on 1/10/21 at 12:28 am to tbabino
If I remember correctly, every time the Tigers scored a touchdown Ferguson would say "Touchdown LSU". It was his signature call for a TD!
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