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]]> By: DAVID BREEDLOVE http://johnesimmons.com/2008/09/23/thanks-for-the-saturday-afternoons-larry/comment-page-1/#comment-40 DAVID BREEDLOVE Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:13:06 +0000 http://johnesimmons.com/?p=289#comment-40 John, Thanks for the memories and tribute to Larry Munson. Many, many years of enjoyment following the Dawgs and listening to Larry... A couple of personal experiences you might find interesting: When Munson first took over the microphone from Ed Thilenius, Georgia fans of my era (I was then a senior at UGA) were initially very concerned and disappointed. How could Life As We Knew It continue without Ed Thilenius? Who is this man Munson? We didn't like him at first; he was too "negative," always worrying, and he wasn't Ed Thilenius. Needless to say, Larry Munson grew on us pretty quickly. Hundreds of thousands of Georgia fans have followed the team during Larry Munson's 'tenure,' but I wonder how many fans besides myself and my friend Sanders Carter were at the games, in person, for Larry Munson's very first and also his last broadcast. Sanders and I drove from Athens to Jackson Mississippi in September 1966 for the first game Munson broadcast for Georgia (vs. Mississippi State, and many of their home games in that era were in Jackson, not Starkville). We were also in the stands (with our radios this time) for the last game of Larry Munson's illustrious play-by-play career when we played Central Michigan in September 2008. Back in 1966, who could have known what the future held and the legend that Larry Munson would become? ~ A dedicated Georgia and Larry Munson Fan... David Breedlove John,

Thanks for the memories and tribute to Larry Munson. Many, many years of enjoyment following the Dawgs and listening to Larry…

A couple of personal experiences you might find interesting:

When Munson first took over the microphone from Ed Thilenius, Georgia fans of my era (I was then a senior at UGA) were initially very concerned and disappointed. How could Life As We Knew It continue without Ed Thilenius? Who is this man Munson? We didn’t like him at first; he was too “negative,” always worrying, and he wasn’t Ed Thilenius. Needless to say, Larry Munson grew on us pretty quickly.

Hundreds of thousands of Georgia fans have followed the team during Larry Munson’s ‘tenure,’ but I wonder how many fans besides myself and my friend Sanders Carter were at the games, in person, for Larry Munson’s very first and also his last broadcast. Sanders and I drove from Athens to Jackson Mississippi in September 1966 for the first game Munson broadcast for Georgia (vs. Mississippi State, and many of their home games in that era were in Jackson, not Starkville). We were also in the stands (with our radios this time) for the last game of Larry Munson’s illustrious play-by-play career when we played Central Michigan in September 2008. Back in 1966, who could have known what the future held and the legend that Larry Munson would become?

~ A dedicated Georgia and Larry Munson Fan…
David Breedlove

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