It's crazy how getting coverage of the NFL 1994, especially the more popular half of the NFL, led to not only the biggest Sports Division in the world, but also made a network become legitimate.
@@vincesmith2499 Al Bundy and Bart Simpson did put Fox on the Map in the early 1990's. However if Murdoch does not put out his checkbook to get the NFL TV coverage back in '94, Fox is likely not around 30 years later in 2024.
Yup. It took 20 years before the Greatest ASOP Music Festival Grand Finals Night of the Century, the 2014 ASOP Music Festival Grand Finals Night, the most legendary day in Contemporary Christian Music, to have a maiden broadcast of the NFL on Fox
Best pregame show ever. My favorite years was from 1994-1998 watching the fox pregame show. I love the intros and how they preview the matchup and take you to the stadiums with the announcers giving a short few minutes preview of the games
This was a BIG part of my sunday mornings as well. I miss the way FOX had a unique way of getting you ready. The voiceover guy with his style and the iconic FOX NFL theme. It was gold.
Very Different Pre game show that did change Sports TV in America no doubt. Don't agree by saying this was the best ever Pre Game show. Groundbreaking no doubt. With that said, go look at the CBS NFL Today oringal studio crew led by Brent Musberger between 1975-1988ish. Without Brent, Phyllis George, Ira Cross and the first ever regular "sports gambling analyst" Jimmy the Greek Synder, there is no Fox NFL Sunday. Or later Pre game/Studio Shows from "Inside the NBA" and more.
I agree. Fairly similar to what ESPN does nowadays where they tune into the broadcast booth during Monday Night Countdown and also occasionally during SportsCenter
O'wow mann..., i was so hyped whe i had seen / heard this for the 1'st time , and its still my favorite go to show ( along with espn's nfl countdown ) also it , so as terry bradshaw's still coming along strong all these years...
The moment sports television has been waiting for! The inaugural season of the NFL on Fox in 1994. Nearly most of the crew were CBS castoffs. Summerall/Madden, Stockton/Millen, Brown/Bradshaw - Brown started his sports broadcasting career at CBS a decade earlier. Ironically, Brown went back to CBS in 2006 as the next host of "The NFL Today"
It's amazing how Fox came in and became so successful right away. They got the number one crew from CBS, nailed their number two crew, and found a lot of successful talent in their lower crews, some of which are still around calling NFL games. Maybe more impressive is nailing the studio crew. When CBS came back to the NFL, it took them a while to get their studio crew the way they wanted it. In fact, they completely scrapped all of their analysts after the inaugural 1998 campaign.
@@robsmith961 Not to mention giving a big break and the debut of then fresh out of college (no doubt hate to bring it up the "nepotism" aspect of it in a few cases)getting Kenny Albert, Kevin Harlan and Joe Buck too.
Christopher Donaldson CBS Sports took a big hit. They’d lost: NBA MLB NFL ...all in three years. CBS’ loss of the NFL affected the network as a whole. It was the lowest-rated network in the 1994-95 season as a result.
And NBC and ABC rose. Fox became part of the network world and making a name for itself. Nearly 85% of Fox's affiliates or would be Fox affiliates were on UHF band channels, usually channels 14-83. Even some former CBS affiliates became Fox affiliates. Rupert Murdoch knew his dream was coming
Thank you for posting this video, Classic! You know, I like NFL on FOX pregame shows, every time I wish for more NFL on FOX pregames and there’s nothing uploaded, it stresses me out, but hey, it brings back good memories, I hope there’s more NFL on FOX pregames to come!
And now ABC, CBS and NBC are just democrat propaganda networks looking for Russians around every corner and chasing conspiracy theories. Fox at least has some credibility.
Kevin Harlan, greatest play by play announcer in the game! Why? He can call all sports with an electrifying voice better than anyone, including Al Michaels.
@@ericradford2142 I’M CALLING BOTH GAMES! Harlan was the radio guy for the Chiefs 1989-93 Fitting that he was in the booth for the game combined with NE L that clinched the AFC-2 - at the game rewarded a bye week - and then on the national radio broadcast for the Super Bowl where the Chiefs won their first title in 50 years
Fox NFL debuted on September 4, 1994, as James Brown hosted the premiere telecast of Fox NFL Sunday. The 1994-present Fox NFL theme song was the BGM of GMA Network's live coverages of the National Football League from 1995 to the 1997 NFL Playoffs, including Super Bowl 31 under the auspices of TAPE Inc. and SilverStar Sports
Credit broadcasting magnate Rupert Murdoch and founding chairman David Hill! Both imports from Australia to America! They were geniuses! Same Game, New Attitude!
They were also responsible for creating Sky Sports in the early 1990's in England which led to the creation of the English Premier League in 1992. Eventually within 5-6 years the Premier League became the most watched soccer league in the world including here in the US.
@@DiversityDragons Would also put Chris Schenkel up there - very underrated but you'd know his voice the moment you heard it. And who could forget Keith Jackson?
2:37 DAL-PIT, on the call Pat Summerall & John Madden Next week they would be at Arrowhead for SF-KC Fox came out swinging with some pretty big games to start their NFL coverage
It was weird to see him doing national broadcasts instead of the Chiefs. It was equally weird to hear Kansas State announcer Mitch Holthus announcing the Chiefs on radio instead of Kevin. Thirty seasons later, I would say they've both hit it out of the park!!
4:04 Howie Long HOF LA Raiders DE SB18 champion 1985 DPOY Jimmy Johnson HOF Coach NCAA champion 2x SB winning Cowboys coach Terry Bradshaw HOF QB 1970 Number one overall pick by the Steelers 4 SB championships 2x SB MVP Three hall of fame legends in one season 1994-95 NFL season 75th Anniversary 1st NFL on Fox telecast
When Fox got NFL coverage it was a game changer and we were introduced to Kevin Harlan.The biggest signing Fox made was Summerall & Madden and that put the network on the map.That theme has become apart of American Culture!!!
@@1906tpir CBS had planned to continue _The NFL Today_ as a standalone show but this was scuttled in favor of replacing the NFL windows with movies catered to the female demographic. It didn't work.
The NFL was the first sport Fox ever had. In the next 25 years they would add MLB (1996-present), NHL (1995-99) NASCAR (2001-present), UFC (2010-2016), College Football (2006-present), College Basketball (2017-present) FIFA World Cup (2015-present), and MLS (2015-present)
@@drewzuhosky6826 agreed. Besides FOX has said recently that they want to be "the home for national team soccer" going forward which rules out any interest in keeping MLS in my view. MLS will likely stay with ESPN (since they need MLS to provide content for ESPN+) and go with WarnerMedia (TBS & TNT) to replace FOX since neither CBS or NBC are interested in MLS.
30 years later. Terry and Howie still there. Jimmy is kind of still there. JB eventually moved back to CBS and remains there in the hosting role. Curt took over for JB and remains the same. Very little change at Fox. Never would have figured that to be the case.
Ice Solina, Cory Matthews, Topanga Lawrence, Shawn Hunter, Stuart Minkus, Angela Moore, Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Martin Prince, Jenny Foxworth, Derek Generic's first day in High School as 9th Grade Freshmen 1994-95.
If you were to compare Fox Sports coverage of the NFL to a car, it would be either a Honda Accord or Toyota Camry. That reliable. And the theme is still used to this day.
Jesus it's just so simple,.talk about the games, and get to the point lol, wish this type of format would just comeback. As I kid I was always excited to watch the pregame show on Fox, nowadays in my late 20s I could careless about pregame shows
Being a live in Mississippi and I'm from Louisiana and I've always loved the Niners and Saints rivalry I got to say those old black endzones with the gold Saints lettering looked really good
I was 15. Still remember the lineup...Chicago vs Tampa Bay early (remember the fans with signs saying "Not the Same ol' Bucs!" and by the end, tearing off the 'Not the' portion lmao) and Dallas vs Pittsburgh late.
37:37 Browns vs. Bengals - "Cleveland coach Bill Belichick has promised a playoff berth." It did happen, by beating former mentor Bill Parcells in the 1994 AFC Wild Card game 20-13, and yes, that was the last time the Browns won a playoff game (I'm not kidding; I did my research). And yes, the owner was the infamous and traitorous Art Modell, and you all know what happened the following year
I’m from the year 2022 The Browns won a playoff game by curbstomping the Steelers at Heinz Field in the Wild Card Round in 2020. They lost a close game to the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead the following week Also keep an eye on these guys named Peyton and Eli Manning. Yeah, the sons of former Saints QB Archie
FYI: The San Francisco 49ers (Super Bowl champions that season, and the first to have a "One for the Thumb" - their fifth) played the following night on Monday Night Football against the Los Angeles Raiders
YEP, And my Niners beat the Raiders 44-14 on Monday Night Football when Jerry Rice passed Jim Brown as the all-time touchdown scorer. What a way to kickoff the 75th anniversary of the NFL and as for the 49ers it was a sign of things to come on their way to the franchise fifth Super Bowl.
@@ProfessorBMedia Somehow both the Niners and Raiders suck. Always have. Always will. Nothing either franchise can do to change that outcome. They are just made to suck.
I can see The CW getting NFL rights in the future and then the big four can become the big five. Although the CW did get put on the map pretty big when Friday Night SmackDown was on The CW.
Setsuna Meiou aka Sailor Pluto's First Day in College is Studying International Laws in Japan. Hotaru Tomoe aka Sailor Saturn in the Eight Grade, Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon), Rei Hino (Sailor Mars), Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury), Minako Aino (Sailor Venus), Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter), and Naru Osaka in the 10th Grade Sophomores, and Haruka (Amara) Tenou, and Michiru (Michelle) Kaiou (Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune) in the 11th Grade Juniors.
CBS honestly shot themselves in the foot 5 years earlier when they overpaid for exclusive rights to Major League Baseball. There wasn't enough cash left over to renew their contract for the NFC package. And by "not enough" I mean not _nearly_ enough; Fox offered about 4 times as much money for the broadcast rights
People will never know just how Troys Dad was REALLY mean to him growing up. Akso Troy took over the Cowboys officialy the plane ride back to DFW after the 92 loss in Washington. I hate Skip Bayless but n his book "The Boys" Jimmy almost "lost" the team that ride home and Troy stepped up and became the true leader of that team They lost a game they dominated, one of the best CowboysRedskins games ever with the wrong team losing. JImmy refused to let them eat on the plane home. Normally the Cowboys have chef;s on the fligt home but Jimmy refused to let them eat and there was no talking at all, you could only get up to go to the bathroom
Amazing how stable their pregame show cast has been over the last 28 seasons.
Yup. Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long and Jimmy Johnson are still at Fox. James Brown moved back to CBS in 2006.
And Curt Menefee and Michael Strahan too
@@seanvogt221 Johnson was gone from 1996-2001, though. He was replaced by Ronnie Lott 1996-7 and then Cris Collinsworth 1998-2001.
@@christopherdonaldson7484 Can you believe James Brown has hosted The NFL Today longer than he hosted Fox NFL Sunday?
Menefee been with Fox since the 90’s too but he was on play by play.
1:38 The beginning of a big era for FOX. And sports. And that iconic theme... how can you watch football on FOX without it?
If Fox changed the theme it would be a war crime
Changing the theme would be the equivalent of a sin 😂
It's crazy how getting coverage of the NFL 1994, especially the more popular half of the NFL, led to not only the biggest Sports Division in the world, but also made a network become legitimate.
that was the move of a master by Murdoch on getting the NFL, especially getting the NFC
@@otaviofrn_adv Not really. It was just CBS being really stupid and thinking it could get away with low balling the NFL.
Al Bundy made Fox legitimate.
Fox has never had tennis or NBA basketball.
@@vincesmith2499 Al Bundy and Bart Simpson did put Fox on the Map in the early 1990's. However if Murdoch does not put out his checkbook to get the NFL TV coverage back in '94, Fox is likely not around 30 years later in 2024.
Beginning of a new era in NFL TV history
Yup. It took 20 years before the Greatest ASOP Music Festival Grand Finals Night of the Century, the 2014 ASOP Music Festival Grand Finals Night, the most legendary day in Contemporary Christian Music, to have a maiden broadcast of the NFL on Fox
Dude, stay off the crack. You make zero sense.
R.I.P. to the late Pat Sunmerall & John Madden, living legends.🙏🏼🏈🕊
2 of the best to ever call an NFL game with Joe Buck being the other
@@BillyM82094 Buck? How about Al Michaels or Dick Emberg?
@@BillyM82094 buck sucks
The very first Pregame Show of NFL on FOX. Thanks.
Best pregame show ever. My favorite years was from 1994-1998 watching the fox pregame show. I love the intros and how they preview the matchup and take you to the stadiums with the announcers giving a short few minutes preview of the games
This was a BIG part of my sunday mornings as well. I miss the way FOX had a unique way of getting you ready. The voiceover guy with his style and the iconic FOX NFL theme. It was gold.
Very Different Pre game show that did change Sports TV in America no doubt. Don't agree by saying this was the best ever Pre Game show. Groundbreaking no doubt.
With that said, go look at the CBS NFL Today oringal studio crew led by Brent Musberger between 1975-1988ish. Without Brent, Phyllis George, Ira Cross and the first ever regular "sports gambling analyst" Jimmy the Greek Synder, there is no Fox NFL Sunday. Or later Pre game/Studio Shows from "Inside the NBA" and more.
I agree. Fairly similar to what ESPN does nowadays where they tune into the broadcast booth during Monday Night Countdown and also occasionally during SportsCenter
Had no idea how much of a natural Terry bradshaw was
Imagine hearing this theme for the first time in ‘94
I did. Amazing then, amazing now.
I remember
I lived it lol
I DID! 35th 👍 like 😁 35yrsyungin!
O'wow mann..., i was so hyped whe i had seen / heard this for the 1'st time , and its still my favorite go to show ( along with espn's nfl countdown ) also it , so as terry bradshaw's still coming along strong all these years...
The moment sports television has been waiting for! The inaugural season of the NFL on Fox in 1994. Nearly most of the crew were CBS castoffs. Summerall/Madden, Stockton/Millen, Brown/Bradshaw - Brown started his sports broadcasting career at CBS a decade earlier. Ironically, Brown went back to CBS in 2006 as the next host of "The NFL Today"
Anthony Munoz did 2 games for CBS the year prior.
It's amazing how Fox came in and became so successful right away. They got the number one crew from CBS, nailed their number two crew, and found a lot of successful talent in their lower crews, some of which are still around calling NFL games. Maybe more impressive is nailing the studio crew. When CBS came back to the NFL, it took them a while to get their studio crew the way they wanted it. In fact, they completely scrapped all of their analysts after the inaugural 1998 campaign.
@@robsmith961 Remember George Seifert? Lol.
@@robsmith961 Not to mention giving a big break and the debut of then fresh out of college (no doubt hate to bring it up the "nepotism" aspect of it in a few cases)getting Kenny Albert, Kevin Harlan and Joe Buck too.
A piece of sports television history.
CBS lost!
Christopher Donaldson CBS Sports took a big hit. They’d lost:
NBA
MLB
NFL
...all in three years.
CBS’ loss of the NFL affected the network as a whole. It was the lowest-rated network in the 1994-95 season as a result.
And NBC and ABC rose. Fox became part of the network world and making a name for itself. Nearly 85% of Fox's affiliates or would be Fox affiliates were on UHF band channels, usually channels 14-83. Even some former CBS affiliates became Fox affiliates. Rupert Murdoch knew his dream was coming
@@briangreenberg6021 Don't forget _Married... With Children_ and _COPS._
@@briangreenberg6021 "American Idol" did not debut in 1994. It debuted in 2002, which is the American version of "Pop Idol," imported from Britain
If this isn't the most batshit epic way for FOX's NFL coverage debut, I don't know what will.
Wow, the theme has been completely unchanged since the very beginning
So many leagues have fucked with so many themes. It's so bad lol. Fox just stuck with it and good for them.
If it ain't broke don't fix it
Same theme, same core crew...Terry, Howie, Jimmy, and James. The continuity has been really impressive.
Fox has influenced the other networks now. CBS has had its current NFL theme since 2003. NBC since 2006.
I had no interest in NFL before 94... the production quality on FOX drew me in
Thank you for posting this video, Classic! You know, I like NFL on FOX pregame shows, every time I wish for more NFL on FOX pregames and there’s nothing uploaded, it stresses me out, but hey, it brings back good memories, I hope there’s more NFL on FOX pregames to come!
Tyrone Singh I hope so too
goldeneve Thank you.
This is when FOX got taken seriously as a legit TV network in the US amongst ABC, CBS and NBC
Thanks to one man, the millionaire of media, Rupert Murdoch!
Until then, Fox was only known as "the network with the cartoon show."
@@redpillfreedom6692 The Simpsons?
And now ABC, CBS and NBC are just democrat propaganda networks looking for Russians around every corner and chasing conspiracy theories. Fox at least has some credibility.
@@redpillfreedom6692and sitcoms and dramas towards younger audiences such as "Married...With Children" and "Beverly Hills 90210"
Whoa, this is so cool! A momentous day, to be sure! Thanks for sharing!
The defining moment Fox officially became a major television network.
Kevin Harlan, greatest play by play announcer in the game! Why? He can call all sports with an electrifying voice better than anyone, including Al Michaels.
The Great Kevin Harlan.
See December 29, 2019
@@ericradford2142 I’M CALLING BOTH GAMES!
Harlan was the radio guy for the Chiefs 1989-93
Fitting that he was in the booth for the game combined with NE L that clinched the AFC-2 - at the game rewarded a bye week - and then on the national radio broadcast for the Super Bowl where the Chiefs won their first title in 50 years
The undisputed greatest in any sport. I’ll watch the Westminster Dog Show if he were to call it.
Facts
The NFL on Fox is still to its former prime as of today!
Fox NFL debuted on September 4, 1994, as James Brown hosted the premiere telecast of Fox NFL Sunday. The 1994-present Fox NFL theme song was the BGM of GMA Network's live coverages of the National Football League from 1995 to the 1997 NFL Playoffs, including Super Bowl 31 under the auspices of TAPE Inc. and SilverStar Sports
The birth of an iconic NFL theme song.
Agree with Tyrone. Thanks for sharing and would appreciate more of these if you have them
When Fox first got the NFL nobody took them serious. They ended up changing the game in tv coverage.
Rest in peace Dick Ervasti, thanks for the memories.
Pretty awesome that they've had the same theme song from the beginning
Back when I was in the 8th grade!! Fox’s 1st year as its new home to the National Football League in 1994!!!
I was in eighth grade too. Excellent! My Niners won the Super Bowl that season too.
I was in 7th grade in 1994
I was in Pre-Kindergarten in 1994.
Credit broadcasting magnate Rupert Murdoch and founding chairman David Hill! Both imports from Australia to America! They were geniuses! Same Game, New Attitude!
They were also responsible for creating Sky Sports in the early 1990's in England which led to the creation of the English Premier League in 1992. Eventually within 5-6 years the Premier League became the most watched soccer league in the world including here in the US.
R.I.P. to the greatest NFL Commentating tandem in Pat Summerall and John Madden.
8:10
Young Kevin Harlan. Voice hasn't aged a day.
One of the few "unique" voices left. Put him in the Criqui, Enberg, Charlie Jones category.
@@DiversityDragons
Summerall and Ray Scott as well - understated but distinctive.
@@dcbandnerd For sure! Kurt Gowdy should be in there as well. And, even though he's more famous for baseball, Jack Buck too.
@@DiversityDragons
Would also put Chris Schenkel up there - very underrated but you'd know his voice the moment you heard it. And who could forget Keith Jackson?
Howie Long apparently has a fountain of youth in his home.
the debut of FOX NFL Sunday
Wow! I was 8 when this happened, crazy some of the players and story lines!
2:37 DAL-PIT, on the call Pat Summerall & John Madden
Next week they would be at Arrowhead for SF-KC
Fox came out swinging with some pretty big games to start their NFL coverage
Whatever you do DONT REMOVE IT OR DELETE IT
remove it plz
Dont
It's weird to see Kevin Harlan on Fox and not on CBS.
He was with FOX for 4 years from 1994-1997. Before joining CBS in 1998
@@evanhullinger2900Yep
He looked very young but still a great play by play announcer
It was weird to see him doing national broadcasts instead of the Chiefs. It was equally weird to hear Kansas State announcer Mitch Holthus announcing the Chiefs on radio instead of Kevin. Thirty seasons later, I would say they've both hit it out of the park!!
Harlen Did An NBC Boradcast in '91
4:04
Howie Long
HOF LA Raiders DE
SB18 champion
1985 DPOY
Jimmy Johnson
HOF Coach
NCAA champion
2x SB winning Cowboys coach
Terry Bradshaw
HOF QB
1970 Number one overall pick by the Steelers
4 SB championships
2x SB MVP
Three hall of fame legends in one season
1994-95 NFL season
75th Anniversary
1st NFL on Fox telecast
Gotta love it!
When Fox got NFL coverage it was a game changer and we were introduced to Kevin Harlan.The biggest signing Fox made was Summerall & Madden and that put the network on the map.That theme has become apart of American Culture!!!
We need the All-Madden show from every year.
Wow first NFL on Fox in history! This is incredible thanks for uploading it!
I wonder what CBS was broadcasting that day...
Seeing as how it was the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, CBS was airing the 1994 US Open Tennis Tournament.
No offense but The NFL on CBS needed a rest. A break. Although CBS is back in the NFL TV Game, FOX is still the top dog. I NEVER liked The NFL on NBC.
@@1906tpir especially when Enberg and Trumpy were calling?
@@1906tpir CBS had planned to continue _The NFL Today_ as a standalone show but this was scuttled in favor of replacing the NFL windows with movies catered to the female demographic. It didn't work.
@@1906tpir CBS is back and kicks ass
Strange to see how Kevin Harlan and James Brown were on FOX in the 90s before moving to CBS where they still are to this day.
The NFL was the first sport Fox ever had. In the next 25 years they would add MLB (1996-present), NHL (1995-99) NASCAR (2001-present), UFC (2010-2016), College Football (2006-present), College Basketball (2017-present) FIFA World Cup (2015-present), and MLS (2015-present)
WWE too if that counts
@@razormc954 that counts in my book
FOX probably loses MLS after this year. The ratings haven’t been there in recent years.
@@drewzuhosky6826 agreed. Besides FOX has said recently that they want to be "the home for national team soccer" going forward which rules out any interest in keeping MLS in my view. MLS will likely stay with ESPN (since they need MLS to provide content for ESPN+) and go with WarnerMedia (TBS & TNT) to replace FOX since neither CBS or NBC are interested in MLS.
Also U.S. Open golf.
Since day one: FOX and the NFC package was a marriage made in Heaven!
For 1994 that is one hell of a set that hasn’t aged at all and could be used next season
it's aged.
@@sillygoose635 in your opinion I actually like it
There's a couple channels with the 90s opens and pregame shows. But yes, I wish there was more on CZcams.
Howie long aging well
Even back then the Browns and Bengals we're the last teams brought up lol .... Good seeing old Houston Oiler stuff!
30 years later. Terry and Howie still there. Jimmy is kind of still there. JB eventually moved back to CBS and remains there in the hosting role. Curt took over for JB and remains the same. Very little change at Fox. Never would have figured that to be the case.
Terry and Howie are irreplaceable.
Fox's VERY first season with the NFC package (sorry, CBS) 🏈💯
Yep, and comes the New World acquisitions the following year in NFC cities in Dallas, Atlanta, Detroit, Tampa, Milwaukee and Phoenix.
@@christopherdonaldson7484 New World used to own KDFW? I didn't know that (I didn't live in Lewisville, TX at the time).
@@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane correction KDFW was from Argyle Television
@@christopherdonaldson8231 Oh. Never heard of Argyle Television.
@@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane Funny you say that because I was living in Lewisville at the time. lol
Ice Solina, Cory Matthews, Topanga Lawrence, Shawn Hunter, Stuart Minkus, Angela Moore, Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Martin Prince, Jenny Foxworth, Derek Generic's first day in High School as 9th Grade Freshmen 1994-95.
Jimmy Johnson being in the same studio when Barry Switzer was being interviewed was
A-K-W-A-R-D
Not knowing how to spell A-W-K-W-A-R-D, awkward.
I really liked Jim Brown on this show.
He was a Browns legend.
Man it takes me back on my final year of Jr high 1994
8th Grade Middle School 1994-95, before going to High School between August 1995 through May 1999.
If you were to compare Fox Sports coverage of the NFL to a car, it would be either a Honda Accord or Toyota Camry. That reliable. And the theme is still used to this day.
With many of the names still
Jesus it's just so simple,.talk about the games, and get to the point lol, wish this type of format would just comeback. As I kid I was always excited to watch the pregame show on Fox, nowadays in my late 20s I could careless about pregame shows
I always say this but Dick Ervasti's voice is very James Earl Jones-like⭐️1:30 lol😂😂😂
RIP Dick Ervasti (1955-2021)
So true! Historical and Epic!
Being a live in Mississippi and I'm from Louisiana and I've always loved the Niners and Saints rivalry I got to say those old black endzones with the gold Saints lettering looked really good
RIP John Madden
This is my childhood. Every 90s babies childhood
Man..too bad the studio and everyone else is not the same anymore...smh
Very first NFL on FOX pregame when I was 14 lol
I was 15. Still remember the lineup...Chicago vs Tampa Bay early (remember the fans with signs saying "Not the Same ol' Bucs!" and by the end, tearing off the 'Not the' portion lmao) and Dallas vs Pittsburgh late.
I was 3.
7
4 about to turned 5 in October of that year.
It seems weird to think of a time before Fox had an NFL deal.
It's only weird if you aren't old enough to remember. For us "old" guys, we remember the days of Brent, Phyllis, Irv & Jimmy on the old The NFL Today.
This was day National Football League went on air for first time on FOX television network since 1994
Used to love those games intro disappointed they slowly got away from it and going to each play by play team to talk about each gane
I miss it too... Each game got a little story about what was up with a dash comedic graphics thrown in
Barely one passing reference to the Seahawks... yup, it's the 90s
They didn't matter that entire decade
@@charlesconner9044Well that and they were in the AFC at the time and Fox was more focused on the NFC.
The best nfl pre game show ever
37:37 Browns vs. Bengals - "Cleveland coach Bill Belichick has promised a playoff berth." It did happen, by beating former mentor Bill Parcells in the 1994 AFC Wild Card game 20-13, and yes, that was the last time the Browns won a playoff game (I'm not kidding; I did my research). And yes, the owner was the infamous and traitorous Art Modell, and you all know what happened the following year
I’m from the year 2022
The Browns won a playoff game by curbstomping the Steelers at Heinz Field in the Wild Card Round in 2020. They lost a close game to the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead the following week
Also keep an eye on these guys named Peyton and Eli Manning. Yeah, the sons of former Saints QB Archie
Haven’t watched a pregame in years. Does FOX still have that intro where they highlight players and teams that will play that day.
No
No. They mostly talk betting lines and how much to wager.
1:39
The NFL theme on Fox...
It should be the US National Anthem 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲. Lol
FYI: The San Francisco 49ers (Super Bowl champions that season, and the first to have a "One for the Thumb" - their fifth) played the following night on Monday Night Football against the Los Angeles Raiders
YEP, And my Niners beat the Raiders 44-14 on Monday Night Football when Jerry Rice passed Jim Brown as the all-time touchdown scorer. What a way to kickoff the 75th anniversary of the NFL and as for the 49ers it was a sign of things to come on their way to the franchise fifth Super Bowl.
@@ProfessorBMedia Somehow both the Niners and Raiders suck. Always have. Always will. Nothing either franchise can do to change that outcome. They are just made to suck.
This show has been on Fox for almost 30 seasons. Terry Bradshaw was on 47 when the first show aired.
I wish the NFL would go back to showing all the matchups prior to the pre game show starting
9:44
Kevin Harlan
Jerry Glanville
Vikings-Packers (NFC Central rivalry game)
Week 1
1994/95 season
Lambeau Field 🏟
I wish Jerry Glanville would join CBS NFL with Kevin Harlan
@@damienchance2622
Me too
He’s quite the character
One of my older relatives VCR’d 📼 the patriots Vikings game in week 9!
Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long have been around since the beginning of NFL FOX Sunday 🏈
As were Joe Buck and Kenny Albert
Memories of being 3.
Every time I see John Madden I think of Frank Caliendo. LOL
Mines was on WTTO FOX 21 Birmingham got two more years until losing it's affiliation to WBRC 6 in 1996.
The day the Big 3 became the Big 4.
I can see The CW getting NFL rights in the future and then the big four can become the big five. Although the CW did get put on the map pretty big when Friday Night SmackDown was on The CW.
That theme song got burned into my brain as a kid
Same.
Setsuna Meiou aka Sailor Pluto's First Day in College is Studying International Laws in Japan. Hotaru Tomoe aka Sailor Saturn in the Eight Grade, Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon), Rei Hino (Sailor Mars), Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury), Minako Aino (Sailor Venus), Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter), and Naru Osaka in the 10th Grade Sophomores, and Haruka (Amara) Tenou, and Michiru (Michelle) Kaiou (Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune) in the 11th Grade Juniors.
September 4, 1994: The day the “Big Three” became the “Big Four.”
Man these guys been together that long!
Jimmy Johnson left for a while when he coached the Dolphins.
I could watch this like it was a live broadcast
Didn’t know fox had been using the same song the whole time
They need to change the theme song for next season
@@damienchance2622No, sir. This is ICONIC. WHY CHANGE IT?
Deon signed with 49ers that year and they went on to win superbowl
2:42
Cowboys Vs Steelers
Week 1
1994/95 season
Cowboys put it on Pittsburgh.
@@manuginobilisbaldspot424
Just like in SBXXX in Arizona
I miss these intros 🏈🏈🔥🔥
A dark day for CBS was the same day that Fox became a legit 4th network.
CBS honestly shot themselves in the foot 5 years earlier when they overpaid for exclusive rights to Major League Baseball. There wasn't enough cash left over to renew their contract for the NFC package.
And by "not enough" I mean not _nearly_ enough; Fox offered about 4 times as much money for the broadcast rights
How many of the guys now on Fox came over from CBS?
A lot of behind the scenes folks did
Madden-Summerall
Dick Stockton
James Brown
Terry Bradshaw
Check out The Ringer’s piece on how the NFL came to Fox
12:29
Deion Sanders HOF Cornerback
I didn’t remember Kevin Harlan working for Fox.
Is that Kevin Harlan on FOX???
Yep. He moved to CBS in 1998.
8:08 That Kevin Harlan is pretty good
Good enough to call two games at once
NFL on WXXA FOX23 in Albany NY back then and still to this day
People will never know just how Troys Dad was REALLY mean to him growing up. Akso Troy took over the Cowboys officialy the plane ride back to DFW after the 92 loss in Washington. I hate Skip Bayless but n his book "The Boys" Jimmy almost "lost" the team that ride home and Troy stepped up and became the true leader of that team They lost a game they dominated, one of the best CowboysRedskins games ever with the wrong team losing. JImmy refused to let them eat on the plane home. Normally the Cowboys have chef;s on the fligt home but Jimmy refused to let them eat and there was no talking at all, you could only get up to go to the bathroom
Read it in Boys Will Be Boys
This was fox first NFL broadcast? Cool
They had actually covered three preseason games before this.
I miss Jerry Glanvilles personality on TV and on the field
Me too...and he still coach for the CFL
Jutrs....One month before the release of Sonic & Knuckles for the SEGA Genesis which is what FOX viewers buy.
Chester McTech's final year in High School 12th Grade while his Girlfriend/Future Wife Jillian Thorndyke is a Junior in the 11th Grade 1994-95.
RIP Pat Summerall and John Madden