The 24 Greatest Sportscasters of All Time

Radio poets of the ballpark meet loud TV showmen and calm studio hosts. A few signature calls on this list are older than most viewers.

1. 1
   Vin Scully

   The voice of the Dodgers for 67 seasons and widely called the finest baseball broadcaster ever.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Chris Berman

   ESPN original whose nicknames and NFL highlights shaped SportsCenter.
   848pts
3. 3
   Verne Lundquist

   CBS voice behind iconic Masters and SEC football calls.
   705pts
4. 4
   Curt Gowdy

   Network voice of baseball, the AFL and the first Super Bowl.
   628pts
5. 5
   Howard Cosell

   Brash ABC commentator who defined Monday Night Football and Muhammad Ali's fights.
   553pts
6. 6
   Murray Walker

   British Formula One commentator famous for his breathless enthusiasm.
   553pts
7. 7
   Dick Enberg

   Called everything from UCLA basketball to Wimbledon, known for 'Oh my!'.
   553pts
8. 8
   Al Michaels

   Play-by-play legend behind the 'Do you believe in miracles?' call and decades of prime-time NFL.
   488pts
9. 9
   Chick Hearn

   Lakers broadcaster who called 3,338 consecutive games and coined 'slam dunk'.
   488pts
10. 10
    Harry Caray

    Exuberant Cubs and Cardinals broadcaster who led 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game'.
    488pts
11. 11
    Joe Buck

    Lead voice of Fox's World Series and NFL coverage for two decades.
    488pts
12. 12
    Mike Emrick

    Hockey's most celebrated play-by-play voice with a famously vast vocabulary.
    488pts
13. 13
    Pat Summerall

    Understated CBS and Fox NFL voice who called 16 Super Bowls on television.
    488pts
14. 14
    Dick Vitale

    Exuberant ESPN college basketball analyst known for 'Awesome, baby!'.
    413pts
15. 15
    Richie Benaud

    Former Australia captain who became cricket's most revered commentator.
    413pts
16. 16
    Bob Costas

    Versatile NBC host who anchored a record number of Olympic broadcasts.
    325pts
17. 17
    Bob Uecker

    Milwaukee Brewers radio voice for over five decades, 'Mr. Baseball'.
    325pts
18. 18
    Red Barber

    Pioneering radio voice of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Yankees.
    325pts
19. 19
    Mel Allen

    The original 'Voice of the Yankees' and longtime host of This Week in Baseball.
    222pts
20. 20
    Ernie Harwell

    Beloved Detroit Tigers broadcaster for 42 seasons.
    222pts
21. 21
    Jack Buck

    Hall of Fame voice of the St. Louis Cardinals and national baseball and NFL broadcasts.
    222pts
22. 22
    Brent Musburger

    Host of The NFL Today and big-event voice who coined 'March Madness' on air.
    222pts
23. 23
    John Motson

    The BBC's sheepskin-coated voice of English football for half a century.
    222pts
24. 24
    Jim Nantz

    CBS's lead voice for the Masters, the Final Four and the NFL.
    0pts

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