The Halls of Mediocrity

Detroit sports radio legend Tom Mazaway joins the Hall Boys — and takes on the top 10 TV sports broadcasters of all time.

The list: Al Michaels at #1 (Jeff disagrees immediately), Vin Scully at #2, Howard Cosell at #3, Keith Jackson at #4, Bob Costas at #5, John Madden at #6, Jim McKay at #7, Dick Enberg at #8, Marv Albert at #9, and Pat Summerall at #10. Tom gets eight of ten — he misses Bob Costas and Jim McKay. Tom's own top three: Pat Summerall, Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell. His biggest complaint about the list: Jack Buck isn't on it.

Along the way: Jeff's Howard Cosell story from 1982 Monday Night Baseball — calling Richie Hebner "the grave digger" during the Tigers game. The Randall Tex Cobb fight that made Cosell quit boxing commentary. How Kevin and Jeff's Uncle Don got Marv Albert his first job with the New York Knicks. Dick Enberg's childhood best friend from Marysville. The Monday Night Football booth that had Gifford, Meredith, and Cosell — must-see TV you could not miss. And Chris Berman's mysterious disappearing rear end.

Intro Music:
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Outro Music:
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What is The Halls of Mediocrity?

The Hall of Mediocrity profiles the most average, over-hyped, and forgotten athletes in professional sports history as well as the legal and personal disasters that followed them off the field. Hosted by brothers Kevin and Jeff Hall, every episode is a career retrospective and a crime drama rolled into one. Part of the Archive Podcast Network.