"The Board of Directors and members of the American Sportscasters Association mourn the loss of its ASA Hall of Fame inductee and friend, Marty Glickman, who passed away on January 3, 2001. He shall always be remembered as one of the best in the sportscasting profession. He was 'Good like Nedick's'"
~ Louis O. Schwartz
ASA President

"Marty Glickman was the greatest radio broadcaster of all time. He's the one who set all the terminology for basketball play-by-play and, to some extent, football play-by-play."
~ Marv Albert
NBC, TNT and MSG sportscaster and
ASA Advisory Board Member

"I still remember everything he taught me. He was not only one of the best sportscasters ever but he was the best man at Fran's and my wedding 46 years ago."
~ Chris Schenkel
Former ABC sportscaster &
ASA Hall of Famer

"Marty touched so many lives and so many broadcasters. In a business where there are a lot of egos, Marty was ego-less."
~ Dave Jennings
New York Jets radio announcer




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"A Tribute to Al McGuire"
1928 - 2001
by
Dick Enberg,
ASA Chairman & CBS Sportscaster

Unforgettable character doesn't pay proper tribute. He's the most fascinating, complex, unique, street-sage genius, I've ever met. And he touched us all. Each of us now becoming an extension of this magical man. Each with a story of how Coach made us feel important, made us feel good.
So what better way to celebrate his life than to be reminded of his wisdom?
Let him speak for himself...

"My personal style is not negotiable. That's how I fly. If you don't like my onion sandwiches, too bad. I can't change."

"The only time winning is really important is in surgery and war."

"Only the press and the student body can get you fired. If the students and newspapers are for you, it's Dunkirk for the alumni."

"Leaders have to be hypocrites. There's no victory in sitting on the bus and catching your star player 10 minutes late."

"When it's dry, think wet."

"Know your stars. Treat them like stars. They win games. And know your other players. And give them a hug too."

"There's always going to be problems and I feel the greater the problems, the greater the generation is going to be."

In 1977, after Marquette had won the NCAA Championship in Al's final game as coach, he sought the refuge of the locker room:
"I want to be alone. I'm not afraid to cry. All I can think about is, why me? After all the jocks and socks. All the odors in the locker room. All the fights in the gyms. Just the wildness of it all. And to have it end like this ..."

"That's it. Curtains. Off to the races. Treetops. Seashells and balloons."
~Al McGuire




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"A Tribute to Jack Fleming"

The ASA would like to offer its condolences to the family and friends of Jack Fleming, the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers announcer known for his dramatic call of the "Immaculate Reception," who died on January 3, 2001 at the age of 77. Fleming's colorful descriptions during his 42 years of broadcasting West Virginia football and basketball earned him the reputation among his peers as one of the best play-by-play men.