- Gene Deckerhoff
Infobox person
name = Emerson Eugene Deckerhoff
image_size = 150px
birth_date =May 2 ,1945 (age 63)
birth_place =Jacksonville, Florida
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = American
alma_mater =University of Florida
known_for = Being a sports announcer
spouse = Emerson Eugene "Gene" Deckerhoff, Jr. (bornMay 2 ,1945 inJacksonville, Florida ) is the radio play-by-play announcer of theNFL 'sTampa Bay Buccaneers , a post he has held since 1989. He also has served as the longtime broadcaster ofFlorida State Seminoles athletics, including its football team (on the radio from 1979-present), its basketball team (on the radio from 1974-present), and its baseball team (on TV). For football games, Gene works alongside former FSU fullbackWilliam Floyd . For basketball games, Keith Jones serves as his color commentator.He also has broadcast games for the
Arena Football League 'sOrlando Predators andTampa Bay Storm as a television play-by-play announcer. He also voices the P.A. announcer for EA Sports Madden NFL, NCAA Football and Arena Football games.During football season, Gene hosts a 30-minute weekly TV show with FSU head coach
Bobby Bowden called "The Bobby Bowden Show" in which they review the previous day's game. Since 1984, the show has featured a segment withBurt Reynolds - the most famous FSU alum who played a few games for the Seminoles football team in the 1950s.Gene has been covering both the Bucs and 'Noles concurrently for nearly 17 years. He and his wife travel from Tallahassee to Tampa during football season when Gene's teams are playing home games. Although this gives him an extremely busy weekend schedule (Saturday and Sunday games in different locations), he still manages to do it.
In 2000, he was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2002 was inducted into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame. It should also be noted that he graduated from the
University of Florida , but was quoted as saying "I'm not a Gator - Period." [http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/081807/col_192450111.shtml]External links
* [http://www.genedeckerhoff.com GeneDeckerhoff.com]
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