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3 unusual facts about Al Michaels


Bob Iger

In the same year, he also re-acquired the rights to Walt Disney's first star Oswald the Lucky Rabbit from NBCUniversal by releasing sportscaster Al Michaels from ABC Sports to NBC Sports.

Lee Grosscup

Monday Night Football analyst Al Michaels credits Grosscup for developing the shovel pass or "Utah pass", although Grosscup acknowledges that the play was used in the 1920s.

Mother Tucker

Returning home, the Griffin family decide to watch a television show entitled Roundtable, featuring guests Al Michaels, Harold Ramis, Ray Romano and Kermit the Frog.


Adam Schefter

Schefter appeared on NBC twice in the summer of 2008, working as the sideline reporter for Al Michaels and John Madden during the Redskins-Colts Hall-of-Fame game and then the Redskins-Jaguars preseason finale.


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Adam Amin

Kevin Harlan started his NFL broadcasting for the Kansas City Chiefs at the age of 25, Bob Costas replaced Al Michaels on the NFL on CBS in 1976 at the age of 24, Jim Nantz began calling NFL games in 1988 at age: 29, and Joe Buck called NFL games for Fox in their inaugural season in 1994 at the age of 25.