Having called close to 2,000 Duke games in his 41-year career, Bob Harris’ time as the Voice of the Blue Devils is done.
Harris announced his retirement in July before extending his streak of calling Duke football games to 471 in November. The school honored him for his status as the play-by-play announcer on Jan. 4 during a home basketball game against Georgia Tech. His career ended on March 19 when Duke lost 88-81 to South Carolina in the NCAA tournament in Greenville, S.C. Harris worked his first football game for Duke in 1976.
On Monday, Harris was feted during a celebratory golf outing followed by a dinner attended by Duke athletics employees past and present at the Washington Duke Inn.