UGA: Legendary play-by-play man Larry Munson ‘recovering from respiratory infection’
Larry Munson doffs his cap to the crowd at Sanford Stadium during the Georgia Tech game in November of 2008. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
Georgia has released a statement regarding the health of the Bulldogs’ legendary play-by-play voice Larry Munson.
From UGA spokesman Claude Felton:
“The family has asked me to convey that Larry Munson is recovering from a respiratory infection and is in stable condition.”
Munson, 89, permanently retired from calling Georgia games two games into the 2008 season due to declining health. He had stopped traveling to road games in the 2007 season. He was behind the mic for the Bulldogs for more than 40 years.
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DunwoodyDawg
September 16th, 2011
4:45 pm
Best wishes for a speedy recovery Larry.
Bill Lyle
September 16th, 2011
4:50 pm
I didn’t give up, you didn’t either. Get well, Larry.
Steve
September 16th, 2011
4:53 pm
Larry get well SOON and get back in that booth to make ONE MORE CALL for old time sakes !!! WE MISS you Larry in that booth. Look at that Herschel go, go Herschel go !! Hobnail and all !! I bet with the sophistication of todays communications you could make that call from you home !!!!
Love you Larry and best of health to you…
Jan
September 16th, 2011
4:55 pm
I miss “The Sugar Falling From The Sky”…we all miss you Larry, along with Vince Dooley and Lewis Grizzard…those were the very best years!!!
May you fully recover and stick around quite a bit longer…
JDawg1785
September 16th, 2011
4:55 pm
Get well soon, Larry! Thoughts and prayers from all the Bulldog Nation.
chuck
September 16th, 2011
4:56 pm
There will never be another Larry Munson, The best there ever was, the best there is and the best there ever will be.
Dawg1990
September 16th, 2011
4:58 pm
Get well, Larry. All of us, including the Dawgs, are cheering you on!
Prayers for Larry Munson
September 16th, 2011
5:04 pm
[...] retired legendary radio announcer of the Georgia Bulldogs, was gravely ill. UGA just released an announcement that Larry is recovering from a respiratory infection and is in stable [...]
greg
September 16th, 2011
5:11 pm
Amen chuck!
LarryMunson Fans world wide
September 16th, 2011
5:14 pm
Get better for the u are Georgia thru thru when u did a Game it was like u there….Get well Larry and kick that hubknob boot out…….Yours truly from Kevin!
GR82BAG8R
September 16th, 2011
5:20 pm
Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Munson’s gravelly voice and game action descriptions could make you feel like you were there beside him at the game. He is a true treasure for all college football fans.
Dawggonitt
September 16th, 2011
5:23 pm
Prob pneumonia, common for the elderly that don’t get around like they used too…hope you’re feeling better, Larry, you have the enduring love of the Bulldawg Nation.
Dave Callaway
September 16th, 2011
5:27 pm
Larry, get well soon. Our prayers are with you.
Bob
September 16th, 2011
5:28 pm
Despite our “power ranger” uniforms worn only for the money, our lack of discipline, and our unique inability to outcoach most teams anymore, Larry Munson will always be the voice of the Dawgs. Get well and God Bless Larry!
bad brad
September 16th, 2011
5:29 pm
Larry Munson is Georgia football; I developed my love of the Dawgs in large part from Munson calling the games when I was a kid listening on the radio and I am now 55. Get well soon.
Nobody can call a game like Munson.
The Ole Ball Coach
September 16th, 2011
5:35 pm
Get well Larry we love you always…….. As a child to his retirement Larry’s wonderful voice filled my home each football season. What a legend.
Andy
September 16th, 2011
5:36 pm
When I lived in Ala I was a Dawg fan. Once I moved to Georgia I became a Bama fan. Much more fun that way. Still wishing Larry a speedy recover to a classy guy and a terrific announcer.
Tider222
September 16th, 2011
5:39 pm
Larry is the BEST EVER ! I can remember so many great games he called,especially during the Herschel era. My humble opinion from a Bama fan.
Crude
September 16th, 2011
5:47 pm
Get well soon, Larry!
Miriam Holland
September 16th, 2011
5:49 pm
We miss your calls Larry…they were the very best ever. Take care and get well soon.
Bama Mike
September 16th, 2011
6:00 pm
The days of sitting next to your radio and listening to the legends bring us happiness or broken hearts through their eyes and voices are gone like the wind. We were truly blessed to hear the great Larry Munson, John Forney etc., in their youth. What great Saturdays they were.
Bob
September 16th, 2011
6:09 pm
Larry and Ed Theilenius (sp?) were the greatest. Ed started each game by “imagine the right side of your radio is the west endzone where the Dawgs are kicking from…toe meets leather…” too bad we don’t have characters like them anymore; however, I’ll be listening to my radio tomorrow around 1:00.
Go Gator
September 16th, 2011
6:11 pm
Get well soon Larry! Scott Howard following you in the booth was like Ron Zook following Steve Spurrier. A serious drop-off!
gt4ever
September 16th, 2011
6:19 pm
One of the GREATS! Our prayers are with you…!
Dalton Dog
September 16th, 2011
6:20 pm
Larry you were the best behind the Mic, whishing you a speedy recovery you are in my prayers.
greg seritt
September 16th, 2011
6:29 pm
get well soon larry
LawDawg
September 16th, 2011
6:36 pm
GET WELL LARRY!
Steve "The King" Spurrier
September 16th, 2011
6:44 pm
Hope you get well soon Larry!
Who knew?
September 16th, 2011
6:57 pm
I was never a football fan til I heard you, Mr. Munson. That is the truth! Please hang in there…we are all praying for you!
Tech Otis
September 16th, 2011
7:01 pm
Get well Larry.
Hopefull wishes.
Virgil Caine
September 16th, 2011
7:03 pm
Love you Larry, get well soon
Girls who Love Larry
September 16th, 2011
7:15 pm
Get well Larry. The Ladies Love You!
Angie
September 16th, 2011
7:15 pm
Get well soon Larry. I grew up listening to you. I remember my dad turning the volume down on the TV so we could listen to you instead. Still miss hearing your voice on Saturdays!
Sam
September 16th, 2011
7:18 pm
Maybe Munson’s retirement is the reason for the down turn at Georgia since 2008.
Margaret Thompson
September 16th, 2011
7:22 pm
From one Moorhead State grad to another, I wish you a speedy recovery. You are greatly missed by all Georgia fans!
2 N 10
September 16th, 2011
7:28 pm
Love Larry as much as I do the Dawgs…THE BEST EVER!!!
Dang
September 16th, 2011
7:56 pm
all you Richt haters read this.
Tammy Eunice wrote on Facebook after last weekend:
I am stunned and completely amazed at the kindness and generosity of Coach Mark Richt. …We felt he had done so much for us and honestly if that had not happened we would have understood. True to his word though, 2 weeks ago we got a package in the mail with tickets to sit in his box and a letter stating that he wanted to honor James with the number 23 on all the helmets. I was stunned! James was a young man who never practiced one time with the Bulldogs … wasn’t being actively recruited by the Bulldogs . ..and was not promised a slot on the team. Did Coach Richt have to do this? Absolutely not. Did he do this to garner praise for himself? No way. The reason I believe he did this was again to honor the life of our boy.”
buffdawg
September 16th, 2011
7:58 pm
It has never been the same without you at the mic, we also haven,t done as well either Get Well and come back and call on more, please
flippity ippity jibbit
September 16th, 2011
8:01 pm
Simply put…the greatest at what he did.UGA football is not the same without him.I am praying that you are better soon!
Chuck UGA
September 16th, 2011
8:07 pm
Larry,
Love ‘ya like a father. Get well soon! And thanks for such wonderful memories from my childhood!
Chuck
DAWG with two bags over his head
September 16th, 2011
8:07 pm
Dawgs games are just not the same without you there. We miss you and hope you recover quickly. Get the picture.
Broger9
September 16th, 2011
8:10 pm
Mr. Larry Munson, Please get well soon. You don’t know how many UGA fans miss you. You were the favorite part of the game for my Dad and me. We could really “Get the Picture” listening to you and we love you.
MtnDawg
September 16th, 2011
8:12 pm
I’ll always remember from HS days driving my Dad’s truck up to the top of the mountain behind our house so I could get the am signal and listen to you call the Dawgs games. Oh the pictures you painted on those Fall Saturdays!!! It was magical and you truly were the Pablo Picasso of broadcasting!!
All the best Larry!
zingerdawg
September 16th, 2011
8:17 pm
I graduated from Georgia in 1964 and was living in Asheville, N.C. in 1974 and we couldn’t get him up there. My son and I went up on the Blue Ridge Parkway and finally got him. We stayed up there in, pulled off the road and listened to the entire game. We would do that over and over until the season was over. My son was two years old.
zingerdawg
September 16th, 2011
8:19 pm
Our prayers are with you.
Dawgdad (The Original)
September 16th, 2011
8:34 pm
Larry, what a treasure you were for our program. I remember camping up in Union Co, catching the game on 750 full power at night, the night Herschel, run Herschel run, ran over Bill Bates. One of my fondest memories.
Big John
September 16th, 2011
8:34 pm
Well, it looks like old lady luck needs to get in there and help Larry and the Dawgs.
Pick ol’ Larry up off the mat and kick that infection in the fanny, and while you’re at it, bring the Dawgs back into the fray and smash every opponent’s face. Just crush their face!!
I’m paraphrasing here, but you see where I’m coming from, right?
Randall Bailey
September 16th, 2011
8:42 pm
Get well quickly Larry. We all miss hearing your voice on Saturdays. Go Dawgs.
Cindy Hendrix
September 16th, 2011
8:43 pm
Get well soon Larry there will nerver another like you calling the games for the Dawgs you were 1 in a million & I will never forget all your famous calls during a UGA game I know them all by heart. We are proud to have had you on the radio calling UGA football for 40 plus yrs & even prouder that we had the best radio announcer ever in college football at UGA!! I’ve got you in my prayers.
Delbert D.
September 16th, 2011
9:02 pm
Larry Munson is one of a kind. He was the greatest ever at expressing the drama and excitement of the game. Every Georgia game I watched, except the ones against Ga. Tech, I watched with that sound turned off and Larry on the radio. The Auburn “look at the sugar falling from the sky” call is one of the greatest memories I have of college football. I go all the way back to Ed Thelenius, by the way for the Bulldogs and the Atlanta Crackers.