Of all of Bob Rondeau’s endearing qualities that rightly are being celebrated as he heads into his final Husky broadcast at the Fiesta Bowl, that is what I will both remember and miss the most: his ability to convey the excitement of the event in a way that was almost palpable.
He did it with inflection and nuance, almost imperceptibly building up momentum until his call erupted into a paroxysm of emotional energy. It seemed to burst out of the radio, sending shivers up the spine of every purple-blooded listener over the span of nearly four decades.
Of all of Bob Rondeau’s endearing qualities that rightly are being celebrated as he heads into his final Husky broadcast at the Fiesta Bowl, that is what I will both remember and miss the most: his ability to convey the excitement of the event in a way that was almost palpable.