We will be attending FSU sports events as fans and dancing to the War Chant. We have missed 48 years of weekends and we look forward to traveling to our favorite places for longer vacations. Asked what he was looking forward to the most Gene said, “an extended off-season with more time with Ann. Gene and Ann are the parents of three boys – Emerson, Dennis and Eric – and six grown grandchildren. “He is one of kind and thank goodness for the last four decades he was ours.” He is one of the most endearing figures in college athletics and it is truly remarkable to see him interact with fans from both teams. “We are so honored that one of our most visible ambassadors has been a person with unsurpassed expertise, unique talent, boundless enthusiasm and a personality that so perfectly reflected Seminole athletics. “I don’t think I can put it any better than Gene Deckerhoff is FSU,” said Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford. He received the Circle of Gold medal from Florida State University for outstanding service to the university. And for 18 consecutive years was named the Best Play-by-Play Announcer in Florida by the Florida Sportscasters Association. He has been named Florida Sportscaster of the Year by members of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association 14 times.
The Florida Community College Activities Hall of Fame tabbed Gene for induction in 2004. In 2000, Deckerhoff was inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame and two years later was inducted into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame. By his own count, Gene has uttered his signature “TOUCHDOWN FSU” 2,218 times. He has called 529 Seminole football games and over 60 percent (1,324) of the Noles men’s basketball games. “I will finish my commitment to the Buccaneer Radio Network and who knows maybe broadcast another Super Bowl.”ĭeckerhoff, 76, began calling Seminole men’s basketball games in 1974, assumed FSU football play-by-play duties in 1979, and added his role as play-by-play announcer for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1989. “A life’s work that reads like a best selling novel played out on the radio. “It has been a lifetime of great moments-great players, great coaches, great games, great memories, and most of all great Seminole fans,” said Deckerhoff. In 2019, he accepted the George Langford Award for a Lifetime of Service to Florida State University presented by the Seminole Boosters Board of Directors along with close friend Coach Bobby Bowden.
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Deckerhoff is a bona fide legend in broadcasting and among the most heralded and beloved announcers in the history of college and professional sports.Īmong a staggering list of awards and honors presented to Deckerhoff is the 2013 National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame’s Chris Schenkel Award, the prestigious Lindsey Nelson Award for broadcasting excellence in 2015 and the Woody Durham – Voice of College Football Award presented by the National Sports Media Association. Gene Deckerhoff, the Voice of the Seminoles for 43 years, has announced that he will retire following his radio broadcast of FSU’s spring football game on April 9.
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