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Date: | Sun, 7 Apr 1996 16:02:52 -0600 |
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Erik quoth:
>Jack Berenzweig writes:
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>><< I enjoy listening to Bob Norton, too. Rather than compare him to Dick
>>Vitale (yuck!), I think of him as the Dick Button of college hockey.
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>>Maybe its my own personal bias, but comparing Bob Norton to Dick Button is an
>>insult to Bob Norton, rather than a compliment.
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>Perhaps I should have provided a context for my comment; it was not meant as
>an insult. There has already been more than enough Norton-bashing. I
>thought it was an appropriate comparison. Button and Norton both have
>lifelong commitments to their respective sports, and it shows in their
>announcing styles. They both have knowledge about the individual athletes,
>often gained from watching them develop from the earliest stages. They both
>fill the role of good-will ambassador for their sports. And, OK, they can
>both be a bit long-winded at times. ;-) I like them both, anyway.
I agree. And I'll add this description of Dick Button: he certainly has
his favorites, but during the competition, he's rooting for EVERY skater
out there to do well. (As I've heard it put: "he's out there skating with
them.") I don't get enough chance to listen to Bob Norton, but wonder if
this isn't true of him also.
They also both, as Jack's response indicates, share a common trait with
Dick Vitale: anyone who has listened to them for any amount of time seems
to develop a strong opinion of them! :-) Love 'em or hate 'em...
Pam Sweeney
Go Gophers!!!
Ski-U-Mah!!!
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