History Catchphrase / Sports

* John Sterling's famous "Yankees win! Theeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees win!"
** (For a Yankees homer)"It is high...It is far...It is ''gone''!"
* Michael Kay, announcing for Yankees games, is known to say, "It's going, going, going, gone! See ya! A home run!" (or shortened to "See ya!"), no matter who made the Home Run.

* San Francisco Giants TV play-by-play announcer Duane Kuiper during Giants home runs would say "It is...... OOOUUTTTTTAAAAAAA HEEEEERRRREE!!!"

* 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."

* Oakland Athletics play by play announcer Glen Kuiper during homers: "That baby's gone!"

* San Francisco Giants TV play-by-play announcer Duane Kuiper during Giants home runs: "It is...... OOOUUTTTTTAAAAAAA HEEEEERRRREE!!!"
* Oakland Athletics play by play announcer Glen Kuiper during homers: "That baby is gone!"

* Baltimore Orioles TV play-by-play announcer Gary Thorne when the tean scores home runs:"Goodbye home run!"

* Auto racing's [[UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} Darrell Waltrip]]: "Boogity boogity boogity! Let's go racin' boys!" and Larry [=McReynolds=]: "Reach up, pull those belts tight. One more time!"
* Tampa Bay Lightning radio PBP announcer Dave Mishkin has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z45n6Ttvog a particular way of calling goals]]. Wiki/TheOtherWiki's description of it as "shrieking" is putting it lightly.
* Legendary Creator/{{NBC}} (and later Creator/{{CBS}}) play-by-play man Dick Enberg would often exclaim "Oh my!" The tone would vary based on the type of play. Later, as the San Diego Padres' PBP man, he used "Touch 'em all!" when a Padres player hit a home run.

* Add in ''Series/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!").

* 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 [[UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup World Cup]], respectively.
* Toronto Maple Leafs announcer Joe Bowen is known just for: "Holy mackinaw!"
* John Madden: "Boom!"
** ...[[CelebrityEndorsement Tough-Actin' Tinactin]]!

* Legendary play-by-play man Keith Jackson has had "Whoa Nelly!" tagged as his catchphrase - despite his own estimation that he's only said it three or four times in his four-decade career.

* 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.
** Borrowing a bit from pro wrestler Big Van Vader, we have Michael's brother, UFC announcer Bruce Buffer with "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT'S TIIIIIIIIME!!!!!"
* Pittsburgh Penguins radio play-by-play announcer Mike Lange is thought to have coined the phrase "Elvis has left the building!" Other catchphrases include:
** "Scratch my back with a hacksaw!"
** "Buy Sam a drink and his dog one, too!"
** "Get in the fast lane, grandma: The bingo game's ready to roll!"
** "Beat him like a rented mule!"
** "He doesn't know whether to cry or to wind his watch!"
* Buffalo Sabres play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret has his signature [[LargeHam "SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!!!!!!"]] whenever the Sabres score a goal.
* 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 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO4lG6tRAHs this useful video]] to show all the different meanings of 'Jeah!'.
* Creator/PeytonManning used the line audible "Omaha! Omaha!" so much that sponsors even noticed and mocked it in his commercials.
* New Zealand rugby commentator Grant "Nisbo" Nisbitt is known for exclaiming "gee whiz!" after particularly outrageous plays, errors or decisions.
* Sam Rosen's "It's a Power Play goal!" whenever a New York Ranger achieves as much.
** During Dan Patrick and [[Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann]]'s ''Series/SportsCenter'' tenure; both would borrow the phrase (in Olbermann's case; it doubled as a ShoutOut since Rosen was Olbermann's first boss when Keith started out at UPI Radio).

* 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 Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish'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...!"
*** And for a Mariners grand slam: "Get out the rye bread and mustard, Grandma, it's grand salami time!"
** 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 Creator/{{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.]]
* GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!!
* Horse racing: "..And they're off!" (or "off and running")
** "And down the stretch they come!"
* "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.
* And of course the universal race starter "Gentlemen, start your engines!" (changed to "Drivers" when there are women in the field)
* ''UsefulNotes/FormulaOne'''s commentators upon the race starts:
** Murrey Walker: "And it's a Go! Go! Go!"
** James Allen: "NOOOOOOWWWW!"
** David Croft: "Lights out! And away we go!"
** Jonathan Legard loves abusing the word "problem" during 2009-2010's BBC coverages.
* Common in ESPN Brazil.
** Paulo Antunes has "We have a game" ("Temos um jogo", or more specifically, "Temos um ''[[FunetikAksent djoco]]''!").
** Everaldo Marques compliments outrageous plays with "You are ''ridiculous''!"
** Romulo Mendonça, the resident LargeHam, has a lot, such as [[https://youtu.be/dKFCLgNaZSk "CHAAAAAOS!"]], [[https://youtu.be/pbFmfD9xV54?t=36s "Get me pregnant!"]] reacting to blocks with "Not here, my dear!", "She said goodbye!" for baseball home runs, singing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pK6DlZLeFs#t=15s "Asereje"]], and a BorrowedCatchphrase during NBA games ([[Videogame/NBAJam "Boom-shak-a-laka!"]]).
** From announcers to commentators, Thiago Simões describes a goal in the upper net as "where mama\grandma hides the cookies" [[note]]derivative of how in Brazil, the crossbar is "where the owl sleeps"[[/note]].
** Basketball color commentator Zé Boquinha has "the cow has lied down" for when the result seems settled. This one spread across the fanbase (who frequently react to blowouts on Twitter with both the phrase and pictures of cows) and even other broadcasters (the hockey ones will add that "the cow is on her pajamas" or in case of comebacks, "the cow took some spoiled milk and has risen again!").

** Oh for the love of Pete/ MM MM MM. (For a bad play by an Indians player)

* Legendary Creator/{{NBC}} (and later Creator/{{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.

** During Dan Patrick and [[CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann]]'s ''Series/SportsCenter'' tenure; both would borrow the phrase (in Olbermann's case; it doubled as a ShoutOut since Rosen was Olbermann's first boss when Keith started out at UPI Radio).

* 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.

** From announcers to commentators, Thiago Simões describes a goal in the upper net as "where mama hides the cookies" [[note]]derivative of how in Brazil, the crossbar is "where the owl sleeps"[[/note]] - grandma if it's in the lower net.

* Cleveland Indians play-by-play announcer Tom "Hammy" Hamilton has many:

** A SWING AND A DRIVE!! TO DEEP RIGHT/CENTER/LEFT!! AWWAYYYY BACK!! GONNNNEEE!! (For Indians homeruns)

** Basketball color commentator Zé Boquinha has "the cow has lied down" for when the result seems settled. This one spread across the fanbase (who frequently react to blowouts on Twitter with both the phrase and pictures of cows) and even other broadcasters (the hockey ones will add that "the cow is on her pajamas" or in case of comebacks, "the cow took some spoiled milk and has risen again!").

** Jonathan Legard loves abusing the word "problem" during 2009-2010's BBC coverages.

* 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.

* Peyton Manning uses the line audible "Omaha! Omaha!" so much that sponsors even noticed and mocked it in his commercials.

** During Dan Patrick and [[CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann]]'s {{SportsCenter}} tenure; both would borrow the phrase (in Olbermann's case; it doubled as a ShoutOut since Rosen was Olbermann's first boss when Keith started out at UPI Radio).
* 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."

** 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!"

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

* ''FormulaOne'''s commentators upon the race starts:

* Auto racing's [[UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} Darrell Waltrip]]: "Boogity boogity boogity! Let's go racin' boys!" and Larry McReynolds: "Reach up, pull those belts tight. One more time!"

* Auto racing's [[{{NASCAR}} Darrell Waltrip]]: "Boogity boogity boogity! Let's go racin' boys!" and Larry McReynolds: "Reach up, pull those belts tight. One more time!"

** Jonathan Legard loves abusing the word "problem" during 2009-10's BBC coverages.

** Jonathan Legard loves abusing the word "problem" during 2009's BBC coverages.

** Murrey Walker's "And it's a Go! Go! Go!"

** Murrey Walker: "And it's a go! Go! Go!"

** David Croft: Lights out! And away we go!"

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

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

* 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!"

* 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.