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I did a copy/paste from The Athletic for this post. I think this article is worth a couple of minutes of your time.
Trumpy called four Super Bowls, three Olympics and three Ryder Cups, but his most important call, by far, was unscripted.
On Nov. 10, 1983, when Trumpy was hosting his "Sports Talk" radio show on WLW in Cincinnati, a despondent caller threatened suicide on the air. Trumpy kept the woman on the line for 2 1/2 hours, offering comfort while authorities tried to locate her. The ordeal was so emotionally taxing, Trumpy collapsed in tears when the call ended. His wife met him at the station, and they left together, shaken.
The woman said she had been drinking and that her husband had beaten her. She referenced a college-aged son and offered the son's first name on the air.
"It would be a shame for you to check out by yourself when you like people so much," Trumpy told the woman on the air, per an Associated Press report at the time. "This is a cry for help, and I'm not going to let that go unheard."
The woman eventually put her son on the line to speak with Trumpy, who was able to get their phone number and address. Authorities reached the woman before she could harm herself. They lauded Trumpy for his empathetic treatment of her and overall handling of the situation.
In the broadcast booth, Trumpy's years with Criqui from 1984 to '88 and with Enberg on NBC's No. 1 crew from 1992 to '95, when Trumpy succeeded Merlin Olsen, put him on the call for AFC games when John Elway was in his prime.
Trumpy called Cleveland's double-overtime playoff victory over the Jets in the 1986 divisional round, the Cowboys' 52-17 Super Bowl rout over the Bills and the Chargers' upset victory over the Steelers in the AFC title game after the 1994 season.
Former Cincinnati Bengals tight end and longtime NBC color commentator Bob Trumpy died at age 80. His most important call was not in the booth.
Trumpy's death resonated with longtime NFL fans who remember his distinct voice and sometimes biting commentary as a color analyst alongside Sam Nover, Bob Costas, Don Criqui, Dick Enberg, Tom Hammond and Charlie Jones from 1978 to 1997.Trumpy called four Super Bowls, three Olympics and three Ryder Cups, but his most important call, by far, was unscripted.
On Nov. 10, 1983, when Trumpy was hosting his "Sports Talk" radio show on WLW in Cincinnati, a despondent caller threatened suicide on the air. Trumpy kept the woman on the line for 2 1/2 hours, offering comfort while authorities tried to locate her. The ordeal was so emotionally taxing, Trumpy collapsed in tears when the call ended. His wife met him at the station, and they left together, shaken.
The woman said she had been drinking and that her husband had beaten her. She referenced a college-aged son and offered the son's first name on the air.
"It would be a shame for you to check out by yourself when you like people so much," Trumpy told the woman on the air, per an Associated Press report at the time. "This is a cry for help, and I'm not going to let that go unheard."
The woman eventually put her son on the line to speak with Trumpy, who was able to get their phone number and address. Authorities reached the woman before she could harm herself. They lauded Trumpy for his empathetic treatment of her and overall handling of the situation.
In the broadcast booth, Trumpy's years with Criqui from 1984 to '88 and with Enberg on NBC's No. 1 crew from 1992 to '95, when Trumpy succeeded Merlin Olsen, put him on the call for AFC games when John Elway was in his prime.
Trumpy called Cleveland's double-overtime playoff victory over the Jets in the 1986 divisional round, the Cowboys' 52-17 Super Bowl rout over the Bills and the Chargers' upset victory over the Steelers in the AFC title game after the 1994 season.
