I've been really sad about this since I first saw it a few hours ago.

That said, I hate to say it, but I've been wondering ever since that moment what might happen to the Crimson Tide network in the unfortunate (and inevitable, I suppose I might say) event that we lose Eli Gold. I've grown up with that man, he's part of my life. Munson only came to be part of the family a few years ago, and it sucks, I'm beat down over it.. but damn, just the thought...

So yeah, I grew up a Bama girl, but UGa's my pedigree via the PhD (and one of the finest in my field, might I add). I only heard him call a few games by radio since I always had student tickets when I wanted to see a game, but I know that his passion for UGa was unequaled. I remember when he announced his retirement a few short years ago, and the entire UGa community was already in mourning.

I hope that the tribute Munson gets at the SEC championship will be deserving of his legacy. It is hard to imagine anyone filling the shoes of a true radio giant.

in my heaven, you would be greeted by a army of English bulldogs. RIP and thanx

Rest in peace, Larry. You weren't just the best announcer Georgia ever had, you were a national treasure. Link (new window)

R.I.P. Larry Legend.

Alumni of a rival, but found the guy very entertaining.

R.I.P Larry.

He was the type of announcer where you might not care about the game but you still listen to because he was so entertaining to listen to. And if you tuned in you could tell in 5 seconds how they were playing because of his voice inflection.

RIP Larry!

Your fellow SEC fans will miss your wonderful play calls.

TV on mute, radio on Munson... only way to watch a game.

:(

There's sugar falling from my eyes.

TheGreatGazoo: He was the type of announcer where you might not care about the game but you still listen to because he was so entertaining to listen to. And if you tuned in you could tell in 5 seconds how they were playing because of his voice inflection.

He was the last great college announcer, it was sad hearing him his last year and the only time I had to turn him off, I wanted to remember him the way he was.

He has to have 3 or 4 of the greatest college calls of all time, if you don't have his book its worth picking up even if you aren't a UGA fan.

The man could tell a story.

"You know, this game has always been called the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. Do you know what is going to happen here tonight and up in St. Simons and Jekyll Island and all those places where all those Dawg people have got these condominiums for four days? Man, is there going to be some property destroyed tonight!"Link (new window)

Who will take the young coeds to the movies now?

=(

Hunker down

I loved listening to him bemoan his beloved Dawgs. Every season, every game, no matter the opponent, the Dawgs were gonna get creamed. To listen to him was to think the other teams all walked on water, and the poor old Dawgs were toast..

He was one of the best parts about Saturdays in Georgia. He narrated more lazy Saturday afternoons with my friends than I can remember. He'll be missed.

/To Hell with Georgia.

Munson reminds me of WVU's long time announcer, Jack Fleming, who passed away a decade ago. It's amazing how big of an impact those guys had on the lives of so many fans. It's not quite the same any more with the proliferation of football on TV.

"Oh, you Silver Britches!"

Wearing my hobnail boots in his honor today.

Saying this as a lifelong Gator fan... there wasn't a more entertaining play-by-play in college football than Munson - I think what separated him from the rest of the stock play-by-play pool was his ability to relate to the everyday fan. Whereas most polished play callers use an almost non-bias approach to calling the game - such as; "The Gators are on the 20 and driving" or "The Tigers fielded the punt on the 10 yard line"- Larry would describe the game as if he were communicating it to a group of fans at a bar; "We're on the 20", "We just scored a touchdown", "Hunker down Dawgs"...etc. The non-bias announcer decorum was thrown out the window - as if Munson was calling the game exclusively for Georgia fans. 200 "Oh My"s from Mick Hubert can't match the feeling that the announcer is pulling for the very same team you are, and is feeling every moment of the game with you.

"We just stepped on their face with a hobnail boot and broke their nose"
-Munson, Georgia vs. Tennessee 2001

/Will be missed
//Hopefully won't hear "Run Linday Run" 100 times on the local sports shows today
///Go Gators!
////Wait until next year....or a few years after that.

I remember being about 2 or 3 years old, sitting on our back porch at the house i grew up in, listening to Larry call the games. Heard the man from the time I was born in 1985, until the very last minute he retired. Sad, sad day indeed. But, leave it to Larry Munson to put off dying until the Dawgs clinched the SEC East. No way in hell he was gonna die on a Saturday. Guess he saw the schedule, and figured he might as well go and ask the big man for a personal favor.

His was the voice of my Saturdays, back in my glory years at UGA.

Farewell and RIP, Larry.

And for one last time... Hunker down, hairy dawgs!!!

thedeadshallwalktheearth666: I remember being about 2 or 3 years old, sitting on our back porch at the house i grew up in, listening to Larry call the games. Heard the man from the time I was born in 1985, until the very last minute he retired. Sad, sad day indeed. But, leave it to Larry Munson to put off dying until the Dawgs clinched the SEC East. No way in hell he was gonna die on a Saturday. Guess he saw the schedule, and figured he might as well go and ask the big man for a personal favor.

...and I bet he was still pissed that he passed before the Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Game.

Still at a bit of a loss, but RIP - Mr. Munson.

Like others have already said, the only way to watch a Georgia game was with the TV on mute and Larry on the radio.

RIP Larry Munson

every saturday from mid-70's to 1999

thanks, Larry.

gooooooooooo DAWGS
sic em
ruff

I've always wondered how long he sat on that "hob-nail boot"
remark before letting it fly....

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Prove it.

Lou Brown: Jamdug!: UGA has the hottest chicks

Prove it.

They are beautiful, here are a few which are also Georgia born and raised -



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Well, I'll be damned.

A girl I know finally showed up on the internet as the source of a NSFW picture.

I'll have to give Cassie a call.

The chuck and matt show described him perfectly, greatest doesn't even factor into it since that means a ranking, he is one of the all time classic voices of college football.

bulldg4life: Well, I'll be damned.

A girl I know finally showed up on the internet as the source of a NSFW picture.

I'll have to give Cassie a call.

Cassie is awesome, I haven't seen her in a while. She was doing burlesque stuff in NC last I knew. Her mom is awesome.

RIP Larry Flossin'