Bill Hillgrove

Co-winners.

Bill Hillgrove, legendary play-by-play guy from Pittsburgh in '07.

Johnny Holiday from University of Maryland in '06.

Tony Roberts, Notre Dame, '05.

You could feel that whenever you picked it up or heard them.

Bill Hillgrove called them an old married couple.

That's a good way to say

it.

Yeah, I have had the pleasure of actually interviewing every single Pittsburgh sports broadcaster in Pittsburgh that works for a major team.

I've had Bill Hillgrove, who does work with the University of Pitt, and obviously a longtime Steelers announcer.

Rob King, who is the current Pittsburgh Steelers announcer.

Greg Brown, who does play-by-play for the Pirates.

And look at the opportunity rarity.

You mentioned Bill.

Bill Hillgrove's been the play-by-play boys for 55 years, so those jobs don't come open very often.

It's about timing.

But there are some additional opportunities because a lot of other teams where you could get work didn't exist now that the internet, you know, they're streaming.

I remember my first year as a sideline reporter, well, we're about to play the Detroit Lions, and we're going through, and Friday afternoon, they found out that Ben had COVID and could not play in the game on Sunday, and Mason, all he had was a Saturday walkthrough in the morning, and he had to start the game against the Lions on primetime night game, and it was raining, windy, and in my head, I'm thinking, okay.

I was talking with Craig Wolfley and Bill Hillgrove, and we were saying, all right, the game plan is going to be simple.

We got to run the ball because it's raining, and the ball is going to be slick, and it's windy.

Mason Rudolph went out and threw 50 passes in that game, Will.

Let's get Bill back on.

But anyhow, I want to welcome Bill Hillgrove.

There

he is.