History Catchphrase / Sports

** (For a Yankees homer)"It is high...It is far...It is 'gone'!"

** Borrowing a bit from pro wrestler Big Van Vader, we have Michael's brother, UFC announcer Bruce Buffer with "IiiiiiiiiiiiiiIIIIIIT'S TIIIIIIIIME!!!!!"

* Spurred on by Chris "He COULD! GO! ALL! THE! WAY!" Berman, Dan "En Fuego" Patrick, and Keith "He pulled a groin. His own, we hope" Olbermann, catchphrases seem to be a requirement to be a ''Series/SportsCenter'' anchor - particularly the flagship 11PM EST broadcast.
** Berman spoofed himself with his appearance in Hootie & the Blowfish's music video for "Only Wanna Be With You", where he shouts despairingly "They do not! Go! All! The! Way!"
** Dave Niehaus, "My, oh my!"; and "Swung on and belted...!"
** It seems that most sportscasters have a catchphrase assigned to them by their network or the team that they broadcast for along with the keys to the broadcast booth. Of course, baseball announcers are noted (notorious?) for specific catchphrases they use when a player hits a home run (known in the jargon as "home run calls"). Entire books could be (and probably have been) written about noted broadcasters' home run calls. Subverted/spoofed in a Bud Light commercial when it's suggested to Bud Light pitchman (and broadcaster) Joe Buck that he needs a [[CatchPhrase home run call]]. The one they come up with? "Slam-a-lam-a-ding-dong."
** As long as we're on {{ESPN}} sportscasters, we have to mention Stuart Scott, and his prolific use of "'''Booyah!'''"
** And Lee Corso's "NOT SO FAST!"
** Brent Musberger has "You are looking live at..." [[MadLibsCatchPhrase which is finished with the name of whatever stadium Musberger happens to be broadcasting from.]]
* John Madden: "Boom!"
** ...[[CelebrityEndorsement Tough-Actin' Tinactin]]!
* John Sterling's famous "Yankees win! Theeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees win!"
* Harry Caray, the Cubs' announcer: "There's a drive! Waaaay back! It might be ... it could be ... it is! A home run! Holy cow!"
** Also used "Cubs win! Cubs win!" after the final out (assuming they did in fact win, of course).

* The late Detroit Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell would often say when a batter took a called third strike, "...and he stood there like the house by the side of the road and watched that one go by."
** "...and that ball is fouled into the stands and caught by a fan from (insert name of nearby city/town/suburb)."
* Los Angeles Dodgers announcer Vin Scully always opens his broadcasts with, "Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good afternoon/evening to you, wherever you may be."
* Add in ''HockeyNightInCanada'''s legendary Foster Hewitt - "He shoots, he scores!"
** "Hello, Canada, and hockey fans in the United States and Newfoundland, and an extra big hello to Canadian servicemen overseas." From Hewitt's radio opening in the Forties, prior to Newfoundland joining Canada in 1949. Has been replayed on HNIC over the years, and occasionally at least "Hello, Canada", if not more, has been incorporated into the show open.
** Other broadcasters have used "He shoots, he scores" or a slight variation thereof, such as Detroit's Bruce Martyn and his successor Ken Kal (usually going falsetto on "scores"), or Pittsburgh's Mike Lange ("Heeeeeeeeeeeeeee shoots and scores!").

* Toronto Maple Leafs announcer Joe Bowen is known just for: "Holy mackinaw!"
* GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!!
* How the heck did we get this far without Michael Buffer's "Let's get ready to RUMBLE!"
** Which he alters for the finals of the World Series of Poker, where he traditionally kicks off the final table with "Let's get ready to SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL!"--the latter part alone being the usual starting phrase.
* Ian Darke has "CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?" after a particularly amazing goal. See Landon Donovan and Abby Wambach at the 2010 Men's and 2011 Women's WorldCup, respectively.
* Horse racing: "..And they're off!" (or "off and running")
** "And down the stretch they come!"
* Auto racing's Darrel Waltrip: "Boogity boogity boogity! Let's go racin' boys!" and Larry McReynolds: "Reach up, pull those belts tight. One more time!"
* And of course the universal race starter "Gentlemen, start your engines!" (changed to "Drivers" when there are women in the field)
* Tampa Bay Lightning radio PBP announcer Dave Mishkin has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z45n6Ttvog a particular way of calling goals]]. TheOtherWiki's description of it as "shrieking" is putting it lightly.

* Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has 'Jeah!', a phrase which he has described as basically meaning 'good' and reached [[MemeticMutation memetic levels]] during the London Olympics. Speedo has produced [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO4lG6tRAHs this useful video]] to show all the different meanings of 'Jeah!'.
* Legendary {{NBC}} (and later {{CBS}}) play-by-play man Dick Enberg would often exclaim "Oh my!" The tone would vary based on the type of play. Nowadays, as the San Diego Padres' PBP man, he uses "Touch 'em all!" when a Padres player hits a home run.
* "It's a beautiful day for football!", for every announcer (and the whole crowd) at [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball Michigan State University's Spartan Stadium]]. They say this at every game--irrespective of whether it's a bright, clear, crisp fall day or a humid late-August steamer or a thunderstorm or even snowing. Yes.

* Auto racing's Dale Jarrett: "Boogity boogity boogity! Let's go racin' boys!" and "One more time!"

* Spurred on by Chris "He COULD! GO! ALL! THE! WAY!" Berman, Dan "En Fuego" Patrick, and Keith "He pulled a groin. His own, we hope" Olbermann, catchphrases seem to be a requirement to be a ''SportsCenter'' anchor - particularly the flagship 11PM EST broadcast.

* "It's a beautiful day for football!", for every announcer (and the whole crowd) at [[CollegiateAmericanFootball Michigan State University's Spartan Stadium]]. They say this at every game--irrespective of whether it's a bright, clear, crisp fall day or a humid late-August steamer or a thunderstorm or even snowing. Yes.

* Legendary {{NBC}} (and later {{CBS}}) play-by-play man Dick Enberg would often exclaim "Oh my!" The tone would vary based on the type of play. Nowadays, as the San Diego Padres' PBP man, he uses "Touch 'em all!" when a Padres player hits a home run.

* Legendary {{NBC}} (and later {{CBS}}) play-by-play man Dick Enberg would often exclaim "Oh my!" The tone would vary based on the type of play.

* Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has 'Jeah!', a phrase which he has described as basically meaning 'good' and reached [[MemeticMutation memetic levels]] during the London Olympics. Speedo has produced [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO4lG6tRAHs this useful video]] to show all the different meanings of 'Jeah!'.

* Sam Rosen's "It's a Power Play goal!" whenever a New York Ranger achieves as much.

* The White Sox' Ken "Hawk" Harrelson not only has one of the most awesome home run calls in the business (several variations on "Stretch! That ball hit way back! He looks up... you can put it on the booooard... YES! YES!"), he also has one for when a White sox pitcher strikes out an opposing batter: "He gone!" He also has "And this ball game is OVAH!" for when the Sox win, and "Mercy!" for a particularly crazy play. Hawk could probably call an entire game using nothing but his catchphrases.

* The White Sox' Ken "Hawk" Harrelson not only has one of the most awesome home run calls in the business (several variations on "Stretch! That ball hit way back! He looks up... you can put it on the booooard... YES! YES!"), he also has one for when a White sox pitcher strikes out an opposing batter: "He gone!" He also has "And this ball game is OVAH!" for when the Sox win, and "Mercy!" for a particularly crazy play.

* The White Sox' Ken "Hawk" Harrelson not only has one of the most awesome home run calls in the business (several variations on "Stretch! That ball hit way back! He looks up... you can put it on the booooard... YES! YES!"), he also has one for when a White sox pitcher strikes out an opposing batter: "He gone!" He also has "And this ball game is OVAH!" for when the Sox win.

* The White Sox' Ken "Hawk" Harrelson not only has one of the most awesome home run calls in the business (several variations on "Stretch! That ball hit way back! He looks up... you can put it on the booooard...YES!"), he also has one for when a White sox pitcher strikes out an opposing batter: "He gone!" He also has "And this ball game is OVAH!" for when the Sox win.

* Buffalo Sabres play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret has his signature [[LargeHam "SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!!!!!!"]] whenever the Sabres score a goal.

* The White Sox' Ken "Hawk" Harrelson not only has one of the most awesome home run calls in the business (several variations on "Stretch! That ball hit way back! He looks up... you can put it on the booooard...YES!"), he also has one for when a White sox pitcher strikes out an opposing batter: "He gone!"

* The White Sox' Ken "Hawk" Harrelson not only has one of the most awesome home run calls in the business ("That ball hit way back! You can put it on the booooard...YES!"), he also has one for when a White sox pitcher strikes out an opposing batter: "He gone!"

* Harry Carey, the Cubs' announcer: "There's a drive! Waaaay back! It might be ... it could be ... it is! A home run! Holy cow!"

* Add in Hockey Night in Canada's legendary Foster Hewitt - "He shoots, he scores!"

* Pittsburgh Penguins color-commentator Mike Lange is thought to have coined the phrase "Elvis has left the building!" Other catchphrases include:

** Brent Musberger has "You are looking live at..." which is finished with the name of whatever stadium Musberger happens to be broadcasting from.

* Tampa Bay Lightning radio PBP announcer Dave Mishkin has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z45n6Ttvog a particular way of calling goals]]. TheOtherWiki's description of it as "shrieking" is putting it lightly.

** As long as we're on ESPN sportscasters, we have to mention Stuart Scott, and his prolific use of "'''Booyah!'''"

* The White Sox' Ken "Hawk" Harrelson not only has one of the most [[strike:outlandish]] [[strike:recognizable]] awesome home run calls in the business ("That ball hit way back! You can put it on the booooard...YES!"), he also has one for when a White sox pitcher strikes out an opposing batter: "He gone!"

* Spurred on by Chris "He COULD! GO! ALL! THE! WAY!" Berman, Dan "En Fuego" Patrick, and Keith "He pulled a groin. His own, we hope" Olbermann, catchphrases seem to be a requirement to be Sportcenter anchor - particularly the flagship 11PM EST broadcast.

*** [[CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Olbermann's]] [[CountdownWithKeithOlbermann news]] [[CountdownWithKeithOlbermann cast]] is awash with catchphrases, from the opener ("Which of ''these'' stories will ''you'' be talking about tomorrow?") to the signoff ("That's Countdown for this the ''xxxx''th day since the previous President declared 'Mission Accomplished' in Iraq. Good night, and good luck"), the last in {{Homage}} to Edward R. Murrow. In between there is "Worst Person in the woooorrrllld!!!" (which is another homage, in this case to BobAndRay).
**** It shouldn't be possible for "Sir" to be a catchphrase, [[LargeHam but somehow...]]

* And of course the universal race starter "Gentlemen, start your engines!" (changed to "Drivers" when there are women in the field)