Legendary Bucks radio writer Gene Deckerhoff announced on Twitter today that he will return to the broadcast booth to call a Bucks game in 2023.
I can’t wait until my toes hit the leather! pic.twitter.com/5bjgzoNUtQ
— Gene Deckerhoff (@gened01) May 18, 2023
Deckerhoff will be in his 35th season as a play-by-play announcer for Bucks Radio. Deckerhoff announced in March 2022 that he would retire from calling for Florida State football games, so 2022 was expected to be his last on the mic. Deckerhoff said at the time: Maybe we’ll air the Super Bowl again. “
Gene Deckerhoff – Photo Credit: Buccaneers
Deckerhoff envisioned the Super Bowl as former Bucks quarterback Tom Brady led the team in what would likely be his final season in 2022. The Bucks made the playoffs but were eliminated early in a disappointing loss to Dallas. cowboys.
Nonetheless, unlike Brady, Deckerhoff will try again in 2023 with color analyst Dave Moore as the Bucks transition from future Hall of Famer Brady to new quarterback. Perhaps Deckerhoff’s commitment to the Bucks extends beyond the 2022 season. Or maybe it felt like there was still more left in the tank.
Deckerhof has a legendary history with the Bucks and FSU
Gene Deckerhoff – Photo Credit: FSU
Between watching Florida State University basketball and football games, His Decades in Tampa Bay He is perhaps the most prestigious broadcaster in the state’s history. His “Touchdown Tampa Bay!” call is one of the most iconic in sports history. Before joining Tampa Bay in 1989, Deckerhoff called up to a men’s basketball game at his alma mater, the University of Florida.
He ended up going to FSU. Dekkerhoff has long said that although he is a University of Florida graduate, he is not a gator. Rather he is a Seminole. Deckerhoff was inducted into the Florida Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2000.
Whenever Dekkerhoff finally decides to cut the mic cord, we at Pewter Report add him to the Bucks Ring of Honor and drum to achieve his well-deserved honor.
