The Story of Dennis Miller's Controversial Stint on Monday Night Football

[TMC]

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Over the years, there have been hundreds of sports announcers that have come into our lives, but I don't think anyone's hiring sparked quite as much controversy as Dennis Miller joining the cast of Monday Night Football. His hiring in 2000 sparked a wave of discourses among journalists and football fans, and led to questions about just what exactly makes a great announcer. This is a story about risks, the risk of Don Ohlmeyer and Al Michaels to sign off on him, the risk of ABC to hire him, and the risk of Dennis Miller to try something completely new to him. It's also a story about the truth, as we look back and ask ourselves, was it Really that bad?

Dennis Miller is widely regarded as the worst announcer ever to work on Monday Night Football. Why was he there? Who thought this was a good idea? Why was he not laughed out of the room immediately?

• 25 years ago, ‘Monday Night Football’s’ Dennis Miller experiment began

[Dude111]

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