- Born
- Birth nameAlan Richard Michaels
- Height1.78 m
- Al Michaels is an American television sportscaster. Five-time Emmy Award winner - Outstanding Sports Personality (Play-by-Play Host). Sportscaster of the Year - American Sportscasters Association (ASA).
Employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1976-2006) with ABC Sports, Michaels is known for his many years calling play-by-play of National Football League games, including nearly two decades with ABC's Monday Night Football and over a decade with NBC Sunday Night Football. He is also known for famous calls in other sports, including the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the earthquake-interrupted Game 3 of the 1989 World Series. Michaels' move from ABC to NBC in 2006 was notable as it was part of an agreement between the two networks' parent companies, The Walt Disney Company and NBCUniversal, respectively.- IMDb mini biography by: Bazza the Beast
- SpouseLinda Anne Stamaton(August 27, 1966 - present) (2 children)
- Was the ABC announcer for the 1989 World Series when on October 17, 1989 (the third game of the Series), the Loma Prieta earthquake struck.
- Was the announcer for the legendary 1980 Olympic Ice Hockey "Miracle on Ice" between team USA and the Soviet team.
- Cincinnati Reds play-by-play announcer (1970-1972). San Francisco Giants play-by-play announcer (1974-1976).
- His broadcasting career began in Hawaii in 1968, calling the games of the Hawaii Islanders Triple-A baseball team in the Pacific Coast League. He also called play-by-play for the University of Hawaii's football and basketball teams, and was named Hawaii's "Sportscaster of the Year" in 1969.
- Attended Arizona State University, where he majored in radio and television and minored in journalism.
- [as the final seconds ticked away during Team USA's 4-3 win over the Soviets] Do you believe in miracles? Yes!
- [on the settlement of the 2011 NFL lockout] The players can say they won it, or the owners can say they won it. But if they won it, they won it by a field goal in overtime. The real winners were the lawyers who won the game about 71-0 on billable hours.
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