You wouldn’t think I would offer up a Moment of Silence for a sports announcer, given that I am hardly a sports fan. Harry Kalas, though, had one of the most unmistakeable voices you’ve ever heard, and his was one of my favorites. His voice, to me, is synonymous with sports, like Howard Cosell’s. And I can only assume he was a humble man, willing to bring the voice of NFL Films to the Animal Planet Puppy Bowl, of all things. I rarely watch sports, but living in Chicago, I hear sports all the time. Sports will sound different to me now. (I hope Harry and Don LaFontaine are getting along wherever they are now.)

Moment of silence for Harry Kalas.

I looked all over for some online footage of an actual NFL Film narrated by Mr. Kalas, but instead, I’ll have to honor him with is shitty Coors ad: