Lyell Bremser Lyell Bremser to be inducted into the Omaha Sports Hall of Fame

[knapplc]

From Sipple, via the LITR blogs:

 

 

'Man, woman and child!'

 

 

 

"Holy Toledo!" Lyell Bremser would exclaim.

 

"Man, woman and child!"

 

Legions of Nebraska football fans recall Bremser's distinctive voice. He was the team's play-by-play man for -- get this -- 45 years. According to Journal Star files, he began his broadcasting career at KFAB radio in 1939, retiring in 1983 after 494 Husker games.

 

Holy Toledo, indeed.

 

On April 19, the late Lyell Bremser will be formally inducted into the Omaha Sports Hall of Fame.

[JJ Husker]

Wow! How has this not happened sooner? Lyle was the absolute best. I've got clips of some of his radio calls on my iPod. Even the mention of his name takes me back to my youth, playing football with my buddies outside on a fall day and Lyle's voice blaring over the radio as we all imagined we were actual Cornhusker players.

[Redtillimdead]

Atta boy lyell!

[NUance]

Holy, Moly! Man, woman and child did that put ‘em in the aisles! Johnny ‘The Jet’ Rodgers just tore them loose from their shoes!

[Husker John]

Wow! How has this not happened sooner? Lyle was the absolute best. I've got clips of some of his radio calls on my iPod. Even the mention of his name takes me back to my youth, playing football with my buddies outside on a fall day and Lyle's voice blaring over the radio as we all imagined we were actual Cornhusker players.

 

Nice to hear others have these same great memories..........

[JJ Husker]

 

Holy, Moly! Man, woman and child did that put ‘em in the aisles! Johnny ‘The Jet’ Rodgers just tore them loose from their shoes!

Greatest radio call of a sports play ever, any sport. Thanks for posting it.

[knapplc]

I have that punt return call memorized. Back in the day I could do a pretty decent Lyell Bremser voice, but I'm out of practice.

[Big Red 40]

Wow! How has this not happened sooner? Lyle was the absolute best. I've got clips of some of his radio calls on my iPod. Even the mention of his name takes me back to my youth, playing football with my buddies outside on a fall day and Lyle's voice blaring over the radio as we all imagined we were actual Cornhusker players.

Same memories for me. Every radio in the neighborhood, every Saturday. Congrats to him , He deserves it.

[roadrat]

Do you have to be dead to qualify? Why wasn't he put in there when he was alive. He was Nebraska football.

[MLB 51]

I agree. Should have been inducted a long time ago. Thanks for the memories Lyle.

[knapplc]

Lyell Bremser is already in the Nebraska Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame, inducted back in 1975.

 

This is just the Omaha Sports Hall of Fame, covering sports figures with some Omaha connection. The Omaha Sports Hall of Fame has only been around since 2006, so it's not like they've been in existence for ages and have snubbed Bremser. Bremser even has an award named after him with the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame, The Lyell Bremser Merit Award. There are lots of "halls of fame," and Lyell Bremser has his rightful place in them. This is just another honor being bestowed on him, posthumously, by yet another hall of fame.

[T_O_Bull]

I remember getting together with a group of guys at Bobby McCormick's bar and listenig to the game on Saturday afternoons. (Yes there was a time when every game wasn't on TV.) Lyle's play by play was magic. Congrats to Lyle Bremser

T_O_B

G>B>R

[bshirt]

Lyle was the best. Period.