num_pages: 230
description: This is the story of Jim Hawthorne, the legendary Voice of the Tigers, who has been on the radio calling thousands of LSU sports events for the past 35 years Hawthorne first joined LSU as the play-by-play commentator for the men’s basketball team in 1979-80, then joined the LSU football broadcast team in 1983. Hawthorne has called some of the greatest moments in the history of LSU. As the Voice of the Tigers, Hawthorne has been on the broadcast for all six of LSU’s national championships in baseball, two national titles in football and three Final Four appearances for the men’s basketball team.
language: English
title: The Man Behind the Voice
titlecomplete: The Man Behind the Voice
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Southern Legacy Press