John Facenda

John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda (August 8, 1913 – September 26, 1984) was an American broadcaster and sports announcer. He was a fixture on Philadelphia radio and television for decades,...

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• Getting ready to watch my play (cue voice of the late NFL Films narrator John Facenda) the New York FOOTBALL on -- Leroy Williams Jr.
• mustn't diss Howard like that.became top reporter + breaking sport news despite awful personality.+sonny hill+john facenda. -- renzo
• The great words of John Facenda. Was he drunk when he said this? Raiders blow ass. -- Brian
• Dan's impression of John Facenda= never sounded more like Lord Denethor from LOTR... view -- Dr. Kelly S. Whitten
• The Autumn Wind!! Awesome guys...can't wait!! The Great voice of John Facenda!! Havel.. -- Joel VanHandel
• That's the hilarious doing his fantastic John Facenda. -- jeff westbrook
• I get the John Facenda reference but Berman needs some non-dated material -- Mike Shemesh
• MEAAAAAAN JOE GREEEEEEEENE NUMBAH SEVENDEY FIIIIIIIIVE (John Facenda Voice) -- August Marks
• "November can be cold and grey, November can be surly with bitter rain upon the world and winter coming early." - John Facenda (2/2) -- jimgeraghty
• It was John Facenda of NFL Films who said, 'Great teams aren't always great. They're just great when they have to be' that's Florida State -- ACC Sports
• John Facenda-narrated NFL Films episodes that featured games from the 1960s and 1970s, which is my only way of seeing some of these legends -- Mikey Delgado
• Only 1 hint for this exam: Do you know how he is like Morgan Freeman? -- Ted Spiker
• "After spotting the Cowboys 21 points, the Eagles mounted a comeback for the ages..." -ghost of the legendary John Facenda -- Storyteller Matt
• Must admit this thing in Tennessee would have been perfect for John Facenda's NFL follies of the past. -- Jed Weisberger
• John Facenda narrating a day at the DMV. -- Patrick Trotti
• Here in CLE, Todd Jones has been doing a John Facenda impression: "They call him Jonathan Fotball. And they gave the ball to Football..." -- Michael Arace
• It's so cold in my room, I feel like I need a John Facenda voiceover every time I enter. -- Becky Dissinger
• Whose narrating intro to the NFC Wildcard? That may be best voice since John Facenda. Sign him up -- MikeDubberlyGDA
• I miss John Facenda. -- Cap Carey
• "There are 31 teams in professional football and then there are the Pittsburgh Steelers."-John Facenda -- Adam Boyle
• "But for Andrew Luck and his Indianapolis Colts, it was a season not to be." John Facenda -- El_Merv
• John Facenda ready to "bury the 2014 Packers beneath the frozen tundra of Curly Lambeau Field." -- Bruce Wolf
• I thought Alexander Scourby used to do the NFL highlights. But nope. It ws John Facenda. -- Auntie Obama
• John Facenda, 1980: "Year after year, no team plays better defense than the Phillies." 2022: ? -- Ed Benkin
• "Great teams aren't always great. They're just great when they have to be." -- John Facenda -- Andrew Mason
• I wish John Facenda were still alive to narrate the Lynch crotch grab for NFL Films. -- randy
• Re: my last - just dawned on me there are at least two generations who probably don't know who John Facenda was. -- Jim Monaghan
• "Like the old Hollywood studios, the Chargers have more stars than there are in the heavens." - as read by John Facenda, '80 -- Kevin Gallagher
• Does it really get much better than old school nfl films with John facenda narrating them? -- Sean Bruso
• At the instant of death, I bet you hear the voice of Levi Stubbs or John Facenda. -- Bijan C. Bayne
• He will always live on in the autumn wind because as John Facenda would say, "The autumn wind is like a Raider" -- Bryant Crabtree
• When I think of "The Snake" Kenny Stabler, a childhood memory of NFL films John Facenda narrating "Autumn Wind" comes to mind. -- LinksNation
• Not Morgan Freeman or James Earl Jones, the best voice ever was that of John Facenda. Chillssssss every time -- J.T. Osborn
• Imagine "Madden" with John Facenda voice on it! -- King
• And here we go: KAnderson (said like John Facenda) up two sets to none on Novak Djokovic. -- Chris Chase
• If John Facenda s the voice on the soundtrack of the NFL s history, Ken Squier s that when it comes to NASCAR. -- CollegeFootballTalk
• John Facenda: "Pittsburgh and Cleveland battling through the rainy elements in the Steel City......during a baseball game on July 3rd." -- Jason Shetler
• Woke up sounding like John Facenda Yikes! my voice is not THAT deep fall is in the air... if nfl films needs a voice...lol -- Romero Robbins
• Also if he were still alive, I'd want John Facenda to narrate my autobiography. -- Dan Cordtz
• John Facenda on the giant video board. Never gets old. No one really here but intros are strong. -- Jim Owczarski
• The announcers all have that W NNNNNNNN B C voice that Howard Stern japes about & every 1 yard run is treated like a John Facenda highlight -- Ras BoboNutzz
• We'll never hear John Facenda muse that "Fall Is A Menacing Beaver", when talking Oregon State football. -- Steve Rivera
• One thought from this opening weekend of football: why isn't John Facenda's voice and Sam Spence's music part of broadcasts anymore? -- taylor ham digester
• Everyone survive the Trent Dilfer Experience? Rad. Off to dream about rainbows and kittens and the dulcet tones of John Facenda. Night all! -- Handsome B Wonderful
• It's time for football. (Sounded cooler when John Facenda said it.) -- Dave Dameshek
• My pilot this morning sounds like NFL Films legend John Facenda -- L S Applegate
• This goes out to my dawgs put this on your play list Sam Spence &John Facenda The Power And The Glory. -- Fabian E Brown Sr
• John Facenda made football games sound like World War II -- DIE-HARD JETS FAN
• He is the only person allowed to say "Autumn" and he died in 1984 -- Chief
• Football is a rough game, and often a cruel one...Pain is inevitable. - The Great John Facenda -- Shimbo of the People

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