- Rob Stone
Rob Stone is an American
soccer and football commentator.Biography
Early life and career
Stone is a 1991 graduate of
Colgate University . Prior to working for ESPN, he worked atWTOG inTampa, Florida .ESPN
Stone currently works with
Sean McDonough andChris Spielman on "ESPN College Football ".He also works on ESPN's
Major League Soccer coverage, and "MLS Primetime Thursday ", as well as their coverage of the2006 FIFA World Cup .On
June 30 , 2008, Stone appeared as a guest host on ESPN's "Around the Horn ". He replacedTony Reali as the host of "Around the Horn" while Tony was getting married. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/player?context=podcast&id=3470684 ESPN Radio - SuperStream Player ] ]Bowling
Stone replaced
Dave Ryan as the lead play-by-play announcer for PBA bowling telecasts on ESPN prior to the 2007-08 Denny's PBA Tour. Stone is known for his catchphrase of "Hambone!", shouted when a bowler rolls four strikes in a row. The catchphrase has become very popular with PBA fans, as evidenced by the numerous "hambone" placards waved by people in the audiences.References
External link
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnBio?type=name ESPN bio]
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