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Only Two 'Moore' Games
By Denny O'Brien
�2001 Bonesville.net It's hard to fathom an East Carolina home football game without the
silky-smooth sounds of public address announcer John C. Moore reverberating
around Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
But when the Pirates host Southern Miss on November 23, it will mark the
final time that Moore's voice will ring out that hallowed "First Down....
Pirates!," which has become the signature stamp of an ECU home game.
Moore's voice has left an indelible mark on the Pirate gameday
experience. Combining grace, clarity, and distinction, you would be
hard-pressed to find a PA guy whose voice instills chills and stirs the
spirit quite like Moore.
Moore seemed at his best during sudden shifts of momentum, and it often
seemed that the men in purple headgear fed passionately off the man behind
the microphone.
Moore's impact on Pirate football tradition and his contribution to
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium lore are immeasurable.
His trademark saying should ring in Dowdy-Ficklen
stadium forever.
I, for one, can't imagine Pirate football without:
"The ball will be placed at the 20-yard line, where it is a First
Down..... PIRATES!"
Just like a family heirloom that gets passed from one generation to the
next, that signature phrase should be passed to Moore's successor.
And from him to the next.
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02/23/2007 01:41:28 AM
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