Seventy years ago (!) the Browns also met the Packers in the first preseason game. Above you see the ad that appeared in the Lorain Journal on August 20, 1954 promoting the game.
It's interesting seeing that the game was going to be broadcast on WGAR. It seems that the Browns games were on 1100 WWWE for so many years that I thought it was always their home. But the radio home changed many times over the decades. Even now, I seem to forget that the games are on 850 The Fan.
Radio announcers for the 1954 season were Bill McColgan (who called Browns games from 1954 - 1960) and play-by-play man Ken Coleman (father of Emmy Award-winning sports anchor Casey Coleman).
Note the sponsor of the games: Carling's Black Label Beer, a favorite topic on this blog and – when I can find it – a favorite beer in my fridge.
3 comments:
"Ace Sportscasters." Kinda makes a person wish they were ace at something.
Even considering the time difference (an hour) between here and Wisconsin, 9:55 p.m. seems like a late kick-off time.
I remember Ken Coleman well. Good announcer - an "ace," in fact.
Casey Coleman was a good sports caster.I miss him now.Isn't it ironic that all those local sports broadcasters all got cancer and died?And they were all play-by-play announcers for the Browns.Remember Nev Chandler from Channel 5?Then Casey Coleman from Fox 8.Now Jim Donovan from Channel 3 is having a flare up with his cancer again.Hopefully he pulls through.
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