20 Play-by-Play Calls That Became Catchphrases

Few endings in sports have matched the chaos of the 1982 Cal-Stanford football game. Joe Starkey’s voice cracked with disbelief as he described the improbable series of laterals that led to a touchdown through the Stanford marching band. “The band is out on the field!” wasn’t a polished line; it was a pure, unfiltered reaction to one of the wildest finishes college football has ever seen. It’s the kind of call that reminds us why live sports can never truly be scripted.