Let's Go to the Videotape: All the Plays and Replays from My Life in Sports

by Warner Wolf, Larry Weisman

Anyone who follows sports knows that Warner Wolf has revolutionized that world with his famous catch phrases and irrepressible spirit. Now, in "Let's Go to the Videotape!" he shares over three decades worth of humorous and unusual anecdotes from a fascinating career, -- opinions on sports rules -- game strategies that make no sense -- run-ins with the stars of sports and Hollywood -- including Shaquille O'Neal, Joe DiMaggio, Robert Redford, and Robert Duvall -- adventures and misadventures in the sports broadcasting game -- and much more.

Genres: Sports

304 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2000

Reviews

[David]

very quick, fun read by sportscaster who was famous locally (DC) in the days of my youth. Rode his catchphrases ("let's go to the videotape" "hey man, boo!" etc.) pretty hard but kept it light and entertaining.

In fairness, though I'm just getting to it now, the book came out in 2000, but for what it's worth some of the takes read as a little dated (the Olympics are getting commercialized; nobody pitches complete games anymore......).

Then again, I shouldn't complain about anything seeming old-fashioned -- I LOVED being reminded (in the "My most memorable football game") of Washington 26, Dallas 3, NFC championship game 12/31/72. Very hard to believe it's been 50 years.