Gene Deckerhoff
Encyclopedia
Emerson Eugene "Gene" Deckerhoff, Jr. (born May 2, 1945 in Jacksonville, Florida
) is the radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers
, a post he has held since 1989. He also has served as the longtime broadcaster of Florida State Seminoles
athletics, including its football team (on the radio from 1979–present), its basketball team (on the radio from 1974–present), and its baseball team (on TV). For football games, Gene works alongside former FSU fullback
William Floyd. For basketball games, Keith Jones serves as his color commentator.
He also has broadcast games for the Arena Football League's Orlando Predators
and Tampa Bay Storm
as a television play-by-play announcer. He also voices the P.A. announcer for EA Sports Madden NFL, NCAA Football and Arena Football games.
called "The Bobby Bowden Show" in which they review the previous day's game. Since 1984, the show has featured a segment with Burt Reynolds
, an FSU alum who played for the Seminole football team in the 1950s.
Gene has been covering both the Bucs and 'Noles concurrently for nearly 17 years. He and his wife travel from Tallahassee to Tampa during football season when Gene's teams are playing home games. Although this gives him an extremely busy weekend schedule (Saturday and Sunday games in different locations), he still manages to do it.
In 2000, he was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2002 was inducted into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame. It should also be noted that he graduated from the University of Florida
, but was quoted as saying "I'm not a Gator - Period."http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/081807/col_192450111.shtml
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
) is the radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
, a post he has held since 1989. He also has served as the longtime broadcaster of Florida State Seminoles
Florida State Seminoles
The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...
athletics, including its football team (on the radio from 1979–present), its basketball team (on the radio from 1974–present), and its baseball team (on TV). For football games, Gene works alongside former FSU fullback
Fullback (American football)
A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...
William Floyd. For basketball games, Keith Jones serves as his color commentator.
He also has broadcast games for the Arena Football League's Orlando Predators
Orlando Predators
The Orlando Predators are an Arena Football League team based in Orlando, Florida that was founded in 1991. Their playoff streak is currently 19 seasons in a row, as of the season, becoming the ArenaBowl champions in 1998 and 2000...
and Tampa Bay Storm
Tampa Bay Storm
The Tampa Bay Storm are an Arena Football League team based in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida. They play their home games in the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa....
as a television play-by-play announcer. He also voices the P.A. announcer for EA Sports Madden NFL, NCAA Football and Arena Football games.
Broadcasting career
During football season, Gene hosts a 30-minute weekly TV show with FSU head coach Bobby BowdenBobby Bowden
Robert Cleckler "Bobby" Bowden is a retired college football coach. He coached the Florida State Seminoles football team from the 1976 to 2009 seasons...
called "The Bobby Bowden Show" in which they review the previous day's game. Since 1984, the show has featured a segment with Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
, an FSU alum who played for the Seminole football team in the 1950s.
Gene has been covering both the Bucs and 'Noles concurrently for nearly 17 years. He and his wife travel from Tallahassee to Tampa during football season when Gene's teams are playing home games. Although this gives him an extremely busy weekend schedule (Saturday and Sunday games in different locations), he still manages to do it.
In 2000, he was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame, and in 2002 was inducted into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame. It should also be noted that he graduated from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, but was quoted as saying "I'm not a Gator - Period."http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/081807/col_192450111.shtml