It’s one of broadcasting’s great truths: Sooner or later, if you’re on the air long enough, you will have your Howard Cosell moment. Cosell, of course, had his a career’s worth of work nearly obliterated by one unfortunate phrase during a 1983 Monday Night Football game, when he blurted during an Alvin Garrett scamper, “Look at that little monkey run!” Fans of the Redskins’ wide receiver, who is black, were not amused.
What Al Michaels’ faux paux during Sunday night’s game between the Vikings and Cardinals lacked in racial undertones it gained in hilarity, as at one point he noted of the Vikings’ Jared Allen (who wears No. 69): “Sooner or later, 69 will be in your face.” Indeed. Get that audio to Canton, pronto. And the porn hall of fame, is there is such a thing.
Audio following the jump.
(Clip courtesy THE SLANCH REPORT)
Knowing Michaels, he’s just laughing all of this off; probably even appreciating the added publicity. Man, the ONE time it would have been useful to have Dennis Miller in the booth …
2:30 pm on December 7th, 2009
I still like his comment earlier this year when he said “I like a lot of Johnson tonight”.
I also miss Madden talking about running backs taking it straight up the A and B holes….classic Madden. He would’ve only got better in old age.
3:53 pm on December 7th, 2009
I think it was two years ago that Al was calling a Dolphin game that Ricky got free on a long run and he said “And Ricky Williams rips a big one!”
I don’t think I stopped laughing for three plays.
8:34 pm on December 7th, 2009
My favorites were a few years ago when the announcer said “He could taste the sack on that one” and another when talking about big offensive lineman David Dixon the announcer referred to him as “big dix”
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11:46 am on December 8th, 2009
Dan Dierdorf said during a Broncos-Chiefs game earlier this year, “Champ really smother Mike Cox on that one.” I had to listen to it a couple times to understand what he actually said.
11:47 am on December 8th, 2009
Smothered, I mean.
4:34 pm on January 18th, 2010
Last year when describing a QB under duress from an all out blitz Aikman delivered this classic, “Before he can react he’s got six guys coming in his face.”