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Remembering Dick Enberg's historic coverage of the 1968 College Basketball "Game of the Century" between UCLA & Houston [VIDEO]
Recalling a bygone era from 50 years ago when LBJ was president, both MLK and RFK were alive, and televised sporting events were far limited in number than what they are today.
Hoffarth: Enberg’s voice resonates 50 years after the UCLA-Houston ‘Game of the Century’ Tom Hoffarth | Pasadena Star News
Jan 13, 2018
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Last November, in an opera house on the University of Houston campus, Enberg was joined on a panel discussion with former Houston players Hayes and Don Chaney, as well as CBS college basketball studio analyst Seth Davis, who compiled a compelling John Wooden biography in 2014, to re-educate people about the importance of that event. Houston alum Jim Nantz, who will be doing his 28th NCAA college basketball championship games this April, was the moderator.
The whole thing was recorded and is the foundation of a special presentation, “History in the Astrodome – 1968: UCLA vs. Houston” at 6 p.m. Monday on CBS Sports Network, repeated through the week, and a perfect way to celebrate the anniversary.
Yet it’s also a bittersweet moment, taped about six weeks before Enberg’s passing at age 82 last December. To see him so vibrant and sharp and poetic about that game, which he calls the “most important” thing he ever called, creates a whole near aura around it.