Guy with Eyeblack: One less sports personality to kick around
George Michael dies
Rest in peace, good sir.
George Michael, the man doing a nationally syndicated sports highlight show before “Sportscenter” had even grown pubes, has died according to the Washington Post and DCRTV.com. He had been battling cancer over the past two years.
Michael, a longtime Washington D.C. sports anchor, rose to fame nationally thanks to his syndicated program, “The George Michael Sports Machine”, an edgy (for the time) look at the week in sports.
I can’t tell you how many years I spent watching this program (every Sunday night, after the NFL had run its weekly course), and this is a very sad loss for me. What makes it sadder is the man’s apparent integrity and honor.
Geez, can you imagine Rich Eisen or Chris Berman doing that? Me neither.
The best part of this program, at least for me personally, was when he’d do his plays of the month collection at the end of each month. He’d put in all the top highlights, then set them to the theme from “Star Wars”. I shit you not. Sports highlights and Star Wars together? This was total Nirvana for NFL Guy. (Yes, it’s amazing I ever found a woman, given those constraints, but you can take that up with Cait.)
Of course it’s difficult to do the man true justice without showing some video of him at work, so here you go:
May the Force be with you, George, always.
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December 24th, 2009 at 10:18 AM
stopthemadness says:i grew up in dc and remember watching him back in the day.
sad indeed.
December 24th, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Meeky says:It has been a true delight to watch George and Jim Vance laugh during the broadcast during my childhood.