The CRAZIEST BROADCAST of Vin Scully's CAREER | 49ers @ Rams (1980)

During week 5 of the 1980 NFL season, Vin Scully was calling the battle between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers for the NFL on CBS. However, he was also simultaneously calling a completely different event in a completely different sport, as only Vin Scully could successfully pull off. This is the story behind one of the craziest broadcasts that Scully ever had in his time in the booth

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[SuperNuclearUnicorn]

RIP to the greatest to ever do it. The Mr Rogers of baseball commentary

That's all I want to say

[thequietdreamer]

So Vin did the “I’m calling both games!” thing, long before it became a meme.

[okolo]

John Madden, Dan Reeves, Tony Siragusa and now Vin Scully.😢

R.I.P. Vin

[CTubeMan]

Fun Fact: In 1974, the year before he joined CBS, Scully was part of NBC’s World Series coverage. NBC used local announcers for the two teams at that time.

[leogetz]

"Dwight Clark is 6'4" but he stands about 10 feet tall in this crowds estimation"... the Vin Scully call from football I will always remember

[michaelmarino]

RIP Vin Scully. Thanks for being an intricate part of my childhood. Two of the most iconic calls in World Series history, 1986 Bill Buckner Game 6 & 1988 Kirk Gibson's Home run Game 1. Vin Scully could do play by play of paint drying on the wall and make it interesting.

[ridetoruin]

Vin Scully was the best to ever do it. My dad was telling me the other day, “Gramps (my great grandpa) would watch the game with the tv muted and be holding a little radio up to his ear with Vin Scully on”

[mattcolver]

I'm 67. When I was kid I like to to camp in a tent in my backyard some nights. I'd listen to Vin Scully broadcast Dodger games on a transistor radio, while in my sleeping bag.

[CTubeMan]

David Brinkley was hosting “NBC Magazine” on Friday nights opposite “Dallas” during the “Who Shot JR?” storyline. Brinkley told his viewers on the night CBS was going to reveal the answer that if they stuck around until the end of his show he would tell them.

[ACBlackJck]

The original "I'm calling both games!"

[marcusdj]

I became familiar with Scully through NBC's Game of the Week MLB package back in the '80s, but I didn't get to hear him a whole lot after NBC lost its package to CBS as the '90s dawned. What a legend he was. We'll never see another one like him.

[JedForge]

His voice indeed is synonymous with the classic era of baseball (70's Big Red Machine, Reggie Jackson A's then Yankees, Lasorda Dodgers, etc.). So many fond memories from my childhood.

[JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Kevin Harlan definitely was inspired when he said “I’m calling both games!” in 2020.

RIP Vin Scully

[MrOneHotDog]

Let's not forget Dick Enberg as the voice of the Rams for 10 years. He was a great radio announcer for the team and when he left, I missed his calls a lot.

[TTony-tudm]

It was Scully who called the famous Montana to Clark touchdown pass

[anthony]

Rest In Peace. What a great announcer. I remember him doing football on CBS And then in 1983 going to NBC to do baseball. I remember the Dodgers winning those 3 games over Houston in Los Angeles. I think NBC covered the Saturday game. ABC covered the Sunday game and the Monday playoff

[exmaj]

I was short of my sixteenth birthday when I watched both games as they happened (and was switching the channels like crazy). Since the game in Anaheim was one-sided, Vin Scully had a bit of time to focus on the contest thirty miles up I-5. The town was bonkers that weekend with the Astros and Dodgers going to the season wire. It was one really exciting day!!! Thanks for posting this story! It brings back great memories of that day. Unfortunately for the Dodgers, the Astros closed the deal, 7-1, the next day. Also, the Rams' beatdown of the 49ers would be the last time LAR would have the upper hand in the rivalry for a long time. San Francisco's dynasty era would start the following year-and their dominance of the Rams, too. And YES, Vin Scully was perfect calling both games simultaneously. I could tell during the broadcast that he really wanted to be in Dodger Stadium, especially when Ron Cey hit that big homer. I could hear it in his voice.

[sjduges]

Well done. As a Dodger fan, it was great when I heard Vin Scully on the National broadcasts, (NBC Game of the Week, the All-Star Game, or the playoffs), even when the Dodgers weren't playing. For me that's baseball. It didn't matter that it was Cleveland playing the White Sox or the Reds playing the Cardinals, we always knew the announcing would make you feel you like you were there.

[JoseGomez-cjtq]

Im in tears watching this great story about the legend Vin Scully. Thanks for sharing more memories of him, Jaguar.

[tedkijeski]

Fantastic video. I never knew about this story! Also, it scratched my itch for seeing a diversity of shots of George Allen standing next to Vin Scully and saying nothing. I think there were 163 of those!