A List of the 53 announcers who’ve brought us joy, calling Super Bowls on network TV and radio
33 are still with us and 20 are deceased
By David J. Halberstam 02/03/2019
Phil Simms(l) and Jim Nantz flank the legendary Jack Whitaker; 3 of 53 who called Super Bowls
On the morning of the Super Bowl, let’s wish continued success to current and past network TV and radio Super Bowl voices who are either working the broadcast today or home following the game. There are 33 alive and with us.
Let’s also remember the 20 deceased and heavenly Super Bowl voices who stamped so many broadcasts with their play-by-play and analysis.
| Alive | ||
| Joe | Buck | TV play-by-play |
| Greg | Gumbel | TV play-by-play |
| Al | Michaels | TV play-by-play |
| Jim | Nantz | TV play-by-play |
| Jack | Whitaker | TV play-by-play |
| Troy | Aikman | TV analyst |
| Cris | Collinsworth | TV analyst |
| Dan | Dierdorf | TV analyst |
| Bob | Griese | TV analyst |
| John | Madden | TV analyst |
| Paul | Maguire | TV analyst |
| Tony | Romo | TV analyst |
| Phil | Simms | TV analyst |
| Joe | Theismann | TV analyst |
| John | Brodie | TV/Radio analyst |
| Boomer | Esiason | TV/Radio analyst |
| Bob | Trumpy | TV/Radio analyst |
| Marv | Albert | Radio play-by-play |
| Don | Criqui | Radio play-by-play |
| Howard | David | Radio play-by-play |
| Kevin | Harlan | Radio play-by-play |
| Ed | Ingles | Radio play-by-play |
| Jay | Randolph | Radio play-by-play |
| Dan | Fouts | Radio analyst |
| Ray | Geraci | Radio analyst |
| Mike | Holmgren | Radio analyst |
| Sonny | Jurgensen | Radio analyst |
| Jim | Kelly | Radio analyst |
| Matt | Millen | Radio analyst |
| Bob | Tucker | Radio analyst |
| Lesley | Visser | Radio analyst |
| Kurt | Warner | Radio analyst |
| Tom | Hedrick | Radio play-by-play and analyst |
| Deceased | ||
| Dick | Enberg | TV play-by-play |
| Curt | Gowdy | TV play-by-play |
| Ray | Scott | TV Play-by-play |
| Tom | Brookshier | TV analyst |
| Paul | Christman | TV analyst |
| Jack | Kemp | TV analyst |
| Don | Meredith | TV analyst |
| Merlin | Olsen | TV analyst |
| Al | DeRogatis | TV/Radio analyst |
| Kyle | Rote | TV/Radio analyst |
| Jack | Buck | TV /Radio play-by-play |
| Frank | Gifford | TV pxp and analyst |
| Pat | Summerall | TV pxp, TV/Radio analyst |
| Jack | Drees | Radio play-by-play |
| Charlie | Jones | Radio play-by-play |
| Andy | Musser | Radio play-by-play |
| Bob | Reynolds | Radio Play-by-play |
| Jim | Simpson | Radio play-by-play |
| George | Ratterman | Radio analyst |
| Hank | Stram | Radio analyst |
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