European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse By John Nelson associated press bus monday night football enters its 25th season tomorrow and that s a lot of egos under the Bridge. A there Are egos in that Booth Quot said Frank Gifford who has been in the monday night Booth in All but the first year. Quot sometimes they have to be subordinated to make three in the Booth work and i think we be done that Quot the team of play by play announcer a1 Michaels Gifford and Dan Dierdorf begins its eighth season when the los Angeles raiders visit the san Francisco 49ers, a game Many believe is a preview of the super bowl. A a lot of people done to realize this but this threesome has now been together longer than any other threesome that has worked on monday night football Gifford said. night football format remains pretty Mustifer changed Abc has decided to return to the pregame theme music of Hank Williams or. Brent Musburger will Host an independently produced halftime show featuring sunday highlights and Lynn Swann on the Field. A i we be done Over the years is make something that goes beyond sunday afternoon football games a producer Ken Wolfe said. A on sunday you get the sports fans and the Epners. On monday night you have a different mandate. You have the peripheral sports fans and females. Quot what i think we be done very Well is give them All the football they need and do As Well As everyone on Abc at Michaels Frank Gifford Dan Dierdorf enter their eighth season together on monday night football. To but we also give them a heavy dose of entertainment from the Booth and the truck it s that balance a sports coverage and fun and frolic a that makes it unique and it s Why we be had such a Long successful _ Gifford said that has a lot to do with having three in the Booth. J a that changes the mood and attitude in the Quot Booth Quot Gifford said. A but fun and frolic in a not sure i like that. Its just a different kind of attitude with a game that a 20-3 or 17-3, whatever. I try to enjoy the game just As if was watching in my own living while the other networks Are starting to hear footsteps from Fox the new nil network Wolfe said he doubts monday night football would adopt foxes on screen scoreboard clock. A we done to think its a big Issue a Wolfe said. A was you know monday night football is the ultimate fishbowl. We re watched very closely and get an awful lot of feedback. A one thing that a never been mentioned was a score clock. In a quite comfortable that within each segment we re getting the score on. Its really not something we re giving a lot of thought Johnson goes from super bowl to super announcer by Phil Jackman Baltimore Sun Immy Johnson from time to time has made it next to impossible to be a fan of his. There were the stories when he was at Oklahoma state e.g., Dexter Manley and Mcaa troubles. And at Miami too when schools were dropping the hurricanes off their schedule because of the actions of Jimmy a fatigue Clad a dirty he won football games and went to bowls though lots of Mem and he also constructed champions. Bottom line the Guy coaches very Well. A a at any level too because they laughed when he got the Dallas cowboys Job and the old coaching Heads of the nil had to lapse into giggling fits after his first Dallas team won just one of 16 games. Hey College boy that stuff does no to work Here. You re in Over your head. Right. Two years later the pokes were super bowl champs they repeated last year and now everyone a already calling the club a the team of the �?T90s,&Quot on their Way to outdoing a the team of the �?T80s�?� 49ers and a the team of the �?T70s Steeles. Then came Johnson a firing this past off season and his Quick leap to to broadcasting. Home Box office signed Jimmy up in three Days time. Fox to was t far behind. And Universal press Jimmy Johnson keeps on talking. Syndicate has his nibs pencilled in for a National weekly column. Is Dan rather Safe in his lbs Anchor chair Busy schedule Jimmy does no to see it that Way. He says hell have time for his beloved fish water sports and the rest of the things that go with life in the Florida keys a because As a coach i put seven Days a week into the Job night and Day. I got a Little time the question is will Johnson be Worth All the attention he has been receiving and the increased publicity that lies ahead when his words begin flying on network and Cable television and in newspapers eve. Ery where. V a a a a a a a. A the guess Here is yes. Discussing things with Hob inside the nil regulars Len Dawson and Nick Buoniconti recently touting the shows 18th season Start old helmet hair was the Star of the show by a Bunch. Decisive anecdotal extremely Well organized and thoughtful it was As if Johnson had been in the business of broadcasting forever and Dawson and Buoni Conti just showed up with their communications de Grecs from Skunk hollow broadcasting school. Inside producer Dave Harmon said Start out with Johnson doing a four minute segment Jih the Middle of the hour Long show in which hell discuss a variety of subjects like what shot controversial or Worth noting in the nil. After listening to the Talent Harmon predicted a this will be our strength experts just talking Johnson even though hell be doing a majority of the shows from his Home outside Miami is the Man Likely to drive the conversation. Dawson and Buoniconti fell into the roles of second bananas almost immediately. Repeatedly Jimmy said Quot i say what i that said he added Quot and i Don t think i can be completely objective. Can anyone a he was asked about the demands of free agent Deion Sanders who desires the world with a Fence around it to sign with a team. A was soon As i read what he wants i said no Way a a answered the sex coach. A but Deione a so special with his ability to take a receiver away completely and the big plays he can provide you have to have second a lots of other subjects were covered quickly and to the Point. Johnson left no doubt where he stood on things after learning All he could on the subject and his replies were full of information delivered in an easily understood manner. A a in a going to give television my Best shot a he. Says and it will be plenty Good enough. September 4. 1994 sunday Page
