Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a National Football League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles, along with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Reds, joined the NFL as 1933 expansion teams. The team is regarded as a second incarnation of the defunct NFL team Frankford Yellow Jackets, who folded two years earlier due to financial hardships brought on by the Great Depression.

Broadcasters

Merrill Reese has been the radio voice of the Eagles since 1977. His smooth, occasionally stentorian baritone is instantly recognizable as the voice behind numerous NFL Films productions and television commercials. Reese is currently complemented by the color commentary of former Eagle wide receiver Mike Quick, perhaps best noted for his unique turns of phrase (e.g., "McNABB-ulous!"). Before Quick, Reese's sidekick was Stan Walters, a former Eagles offensive lineman.

Related Topics:
Merrill Reese - NFL Films - Mike Quick

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Eagles games are heard in the greater Philadelphia area on WYSP-FM (94.1FM). Fairly unique among football fans, many Eagles fans so prefer Reese's radio broadcasts of the game that they mute their televisions and watch the game while listening to the WYSP radio broadcasts of the game.

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Reese's January, 2005 play-by-play broadcast of the final minute of the Eagles' defeat of the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game, which sent the Eagles to the 2005 Super Bowl, is among the most frequently replayed sports radio broadcast segments of the past decade.

Related Topics:
January - 2005 - Atlanta Falcons

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