Scully was the king of silence.
Many have pointed out that there will never be another Scully on this front. Three-man booths and over-caffeinated announcers mean no massive sports moment will be truly able to breathe again. That's true to a certain extent, but Scully's gift for silence wasn't just humility; it was an extraordinary combination of skill and gravitas. Scully's respect for the moment is Joe Buck's failure to meet it.
As it happens, Scully's well-earned reputation for well-timed silence was partly built on two of the most famous moments in Bay Area sports history. Scully is best remembered as the Dodgers announcer, but he also called the most famous play in 49ers history as part of
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