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11-08-2016, 06:31 PM
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
Posts: 46,830
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Phil Georgeff passed away
Yesterday morning per Hawthorne analyst Jim Miller. Sad day, he was a legend.
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11-08-2016, 06:34 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Austin, Tx
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Unreal. Was in the Vegas sportsbook and sitting next to a guy and were talking about racecallers, this was on Saturday, and I mentioned Phil Georgeff as my all-time favorite. Weird. Condolences to the family.
In my opinion, no one better.
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11-08-2016, 08:57 PM
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Charm school graduate
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 1,902
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'Here they come spinning out of the turn'
RIP Phil, one of my favorites, great caller.
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11-08-2016, 10:32 PM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
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Very sorry to hear this...RIP Mr. Georgeff
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11-09-2016, 04:20 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 238
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............And that's the first from Aaahhhhlington!!!!
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11-09-2016, 10:36 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,178
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The Bart is still there.
My favorite race caller.
Chicagos iconic race caller who called more races than anyone else and not a mention in any chicago papers or news channels. What a forgotten sport we follow.
Last edited by olddaddy; 11-09-2016 at 10:50 AM.
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11-09-2016, 12:15 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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11-09-2016, 02:50 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Posts: 16,487
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An absolute legend. One of the all-time great race callers.
Brings back so many memories of learning the game in the mid 80s at Arlington.
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11-09-2016, 09:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Mukwonago, WI
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One of the best ever. RIP
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11-10-2016, 11:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 8,798
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He was fun to listen to. If he said a horse was closing "like a shot" or "like gangbusters", that horse was probably going to win.
I think he was also the first announcer to consistently call races through the finish line without turning his mic off (although I'm not certain about this, as Fred Capossela started doing it at some point too). Most announcers didn't start doing this until the 1990's.
There was a weird dispute with Arlington ownership in the 1980's where he was fired and then brought back due to popular demand.
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11-10-2016, 11:33 PM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by dilanesp
There was a weird dispute with Arlington ownership in the 1980's where he was fired and then brought back due to popular demand.
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I may be wrong but I believe it was Wrona who replaced him. Or maybe Wrona replaced him after he retired
Last edited by olddaddy; 11-10-2016 at 11:35 PM.
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11-11-2016, 02:08 AM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by olddaddy
I may be wrong but I believe it was Wrona who replaced him. Or maybe Wrona replaced him after he retired
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Wrona came in after he retired. Wrona isn't that old-- his first job in the US was at Hollywood Park in 1989 or so.
This was just after they created the Arlington Million, in the early 1980's. Georgeff was fired, and I think they brought Tony Bentley in from the Fair Grounds to call the races. Arlington got a bunch of resistance from the fans and brought Georgeff back after a couple of years.
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11-11-2016, 08:29 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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I grew up in Chicago back then. I recall they brought in John Imbriale to replace Phil. Fans literally brought out signs to the track demanding his return to the booth.
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11-11-2016, 03:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NE Ohio
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Originally Posted by bdownes
I grew up in Chicago back then. I recall they brought in John Imbriale to replace Phil. Fans literally brought out signs to the track demanding his return to the booth.
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That is correct. It was Imbriale. The year was 1983.
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