Dick Enberg Richard Alan " Dick " Enberg ( born January 9 , 1935 ) is an American sportscaster . He currently provides play - by - play for telecasts of San Diego Padres baseball on Fox Sports San Diego , following a long career calling various sports for such networks as NBC , CBS , and ESPN . Enberg is well known for his signature catchphrase ( " Oh , my ! " ) that he uses after exciting and outstanding athletic plays . He also announced or hosted the Rose Bowl Parade for many years , sometimes with the help of family members . Biography . Early life and education . Enberg was born in Mount Clemens , Michigan . Following high school in nearby Armada , he played college baseball and earned a bachelor ' s degree in 1957 at Central Michigan University . Enberg then went on to graduate school at Indiana University , where he earned master ' s and doctorate degrees in health sciences . While at Indiana , Enberg voiced the first radio broadcast of the Little 500 , the bicycle racing event popularized in the film " Breaking Away " . He was also the play - by - play announcer for Indiana Hoosiers football and basketball games , and in 1961 called his first NCAA basketball tournament event , the championship game between Cincinnati and Ohio State . From 1961 to 1965 he was an assistant professor and baseball coach at Cal State Northridge , then known as " San Fernando Valley State College . " Dick Enberg is also a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity . Early career . In the late 1960s , Enberg began a full - time sportscasting career in Los Angeles , working for KTLA television ( anchoring a nightly sports report and calling UCLA Bruins basketball ) and KMPC radio ( calling Los Angeles Rams football and California Angels baseball ) . After every Angels victory , he would wrap up his broadcast with , " And the halo shines tonight . " This was in reference to the " Big A " scoreboard at Anaheim Stadium , and the halo at the top , which would light up for everyone in the area to see , particularly from the stadium - adjacent freeway . Enberg was named California Sportscaster of the Year four times . In the 1960s , Enberg announced boxing matches at L . A . ' s Olympic Auditorium . In 1968 , Enberg was recommended by UCLA athletic director J . D . Morgan to be the national broadcaster for the syndicated TVS Television Network to cover the " Game of the Century " between the Houston Cougars and the UCLA Bruins . Enberg continued to call the occasional UCLA game for TVS through the early 1970s , usually teaming with Rod Hundley . In the 1970s , Enberg hosted the syndicated television game show " Sports Challenge " , and co - produced the Emmy Award - winning sports - history series " The Way It Was " for PBS . " Raindrops Keep Fallin ' On My Head " . In the 1970 opening conference game in Pauley Pavilion , Oregon went into a stall against the UCLA Bruins . Enberg had run out of statistics and began to fill his radio broadcast with small talk . The movie " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid " had just been released , and Enberg was humming the tune to " Raindrops Keep Fallin ' On My Head " , but did not know the words . Two nights later , at the Oregon State game , many students brought the lyrics to the song . Enberg promised that he would sing the song if UCLA won the conference championship . He sang the song following the final game of the season . The event was recorded in the " Los Angeles Times " and was later recounted in the book " Pauley Pavilion : College Basketball ' s Showplace " by David Smale . During the 2006 NCAA Men ' s Basketball Championship broadcast , there was a short feature on the event . NBC . In 1973 , Enberg hosted the game show " Baffle " , which lasted just a year before being canceled in 1974 . A year later , producer Monty Hall hired Enberg to host the shorter - lived " Three for the Money " . In 1975 , Enberg joined NBC Sports . For the next 25 years , he broadcast a plethora of sports and events for NBC , including the National Football League , Major League Baseball , the National Basketball Association , the U . S . Open golf championship , college football , college basketball , the Wimbledon and French Open tennis tournaments , heavyweight boxing , Breeders ' Cup and other horse racing events , and the Olympic Games . Enberg replaced Curt Gowdy as lead play - by - play announcer for the NFL on NBC in 1979 , and would pick up the network ' s telecast of the Rose Bowl Game in 1980 . He would be in the booth in Pasadena every year until ABC picked up the broadcast in 1988 . " The NFL on NBC " . While on " The NFL on NBC " , Enberg called eight Super Bowls ( alongside the likes of Merlin Olsen , Bob Trumpy , Phil Simms and Paul Maguire ) , the last being Super Bowl XXXII in January 1998 . Enberg also anchored NBC ' s coverage of Super Bowl XIII ( that particular game was called by Curt Gowdy ) in 1979 . He also called three Canadian Football League games in 1982 during the NFL strike . " Major League Baseball on NBC " . According to his autobiography , " Oh My ! " , Enberg was informed by NBC that he would become the lead play - by - play voice of " Major League Baseball Game of the Week " beginning with the 1982 World Series ( where he shared the play - by - play duties with Joe Garagiola alongside analyst Tony Kubek ) and through subsequent regular seasons . He wrote that on his football trips , he would read every " Sporting News " to make sure he was current with all the baseball news and notes . Then he met with NBC executives in September 1982 , and they informed him that Vin Scully was in negotiations to be their lead baseball play - by - play man ( teaming with Joe Garagiola while Tony Kubek would team with Bob Costas ) and would begin with the network in the spring of . Therefore , rather than throw him in randomly for one World Series , Enberg wrote that he hosted the pregame / postgame shows while the team of Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek did the games . According to the book , Enberg wasn ' t pleased about the decision ( since he loved being the California Angels ' radio and television voice in the 1970s and was eager to return to baseball ) but the fact that NBC was bringing in Scully , arguably baseball ' s best announcer , was understandable . Enberg added that NBC also gave him a significant pay increase as a pseudo - apology for not coming through on the promise to make him the lead baseball play - by - play man . Enberg would go on to call some cable TV broadcasts for the Angels in 1985 , citing a desire to reconnect with the sport . NBC planned to use Enberg as one of its announcers for The Baseball Network coverage in , but the players ' strike that year ended the season before he had the opportunity to call any games . Wimbledon Championships . As NBC ' s voice of the Wimbledon tennis championships , the last tournament for him being in 1999 , ( alongside Bud Collins and , later , John McEnroe ) , Enberg regularly concluded the network ' s coverage of the two - week event with thematically appropriate observations accompanied by a montage of video clips . CBS . Enberg was hired by CBS Sports in 2000 , serving as a play - by - play announcer for the network ' s NFL , college basketball , and US Open tennis coverage . For several years he also contributed to CBS ' coverage of The Masters and PGA Championship golf . Another enduring element of Enberg ' s broadcasting legacy is his ability to provide warm and poignant reflections on the sporting events he covers . " Enberg Essays " , as they came to be known , were a regular feature of CBS ' coverage of college basketball ' s Final Four . On March 27 , 2010 , Enberg called his final college basketball game for CBS , an East Regional tournament final featuring the Kentucky Wildcats versus the West Virginia Mountaineers . After becoming the Padres ' play - by - play announcer , Enberg said he hoped to continue calling late - season NFL games for CBS , but his name was omitted from the network ' s announcing roster for 2010 . He continued to call the US Open for CBS through 2011 . 2009 US Open controversy . On September 14 , 2009 , Juan Martín del Potro upset Roger Federer to win the Men ' s US Open Championship . Enberg hosted the post - match ceremony during which del Potro requested to address his fans in Spanish . Enberg declined the request saying that he was running out of time but went on to list the corporate sponsored prizes del Potro won . A couple of minutes later , Del Potro made the same request again and only then Enberg relented saying " Very quickly , in Spanish , he wants to say hello to his friends here and in Argentina " . An emotional del Potro finally spoke a few sentences in Spanish to a cheering crowd . Many viewers expressed disappointment with Enberg and CBS over the interview . A CBS executive later defended Enberg , noting that the contract with the United States Tennis Association required that certain sponsors receive time during the ceremony . ESPN . Beginning in 2004 , Enberg served as a play - by - play announcer for ESPN2 ' s coverage of the Wimbledon and French Open tennis tournaments , adding the Australian Open the following year . Enberg came to ESPN on lease from CBS , where he already calls the US Open , the one Grand Slam tournament not covered by ESPN until 2009 . At the 2004 French Open , Enberg called a match per day and also provided his " Enberg Moments " . At Wimbledon in 2004 , he participated in a new one - hour morning show called " Breakfast at Wimbledon " . ESPN asked CBS for permission to use Enberg during the summer of 2004 at both the French Open and Wimbledon . Enberg then surprised his new bosses by volunteering for the 2005 Australian Open in January 2005 . " I ' ve never been to Australia , " he said . " At my age then [ 69 ] , to be able to work a full Grand Slam is something I ' d like to have at the back of my book . " Enberg stopped calling the French Open after 2009 due to his Padres commitments , though he continued to call the Wimbledon and Australian Open tournaments over the next two years . In June 2011 , it was reported that Enberg ' s ESPN contract had ended and that the 2011 Wimbledon tournament would be his final one for the network . San Diego Padres . In December 2009 , Enberg was hired as a television play - by - play announcer by the San Diego Padres , signing a multi - year deal to call 110 – 120 games a season for channel 4SD . Enberg teams with Mark Grant and ( occasionally ) Tony Gwynn on the Padres ' telecasts . In his debut season as a Padres broadcaster , Enberg took some criticism from fans over a perceived lack of enthusiasm for the home team . Told that he was regarded by some viewers as getting " too excited " over plays by opposing players , Enberg responded , " I find that a real compliment . " He did move to placate the critics , however , by limiting the use of his signature home run call of " Touch ' em all ! " to home runs hit by Padres players . In 2012 , Enberg returned as play - by - play voice of the Padres as they move their telecasts from 4SD to Fox Sports San Diego , in the first year of a 20 - year deal the team has signed with the newly - formed network . Other appearances . In 2006 and 2007 , Enberg called Thursday night and postseason NFL games for Westwood One radio . Also in 2006 , he began narrating a documentary style television series for Fox Sports Net called " In Focus on FSN " . In addition to his career in sports broadcasting , Enberg hosted three game shows besides the aforementioned " Sports Challenge " : " The Perfect Match " in 1967 , " Baffle " on NBC from 1973 through 1974 , and " Three for the Money " on NBC in 1975 . He also lent his voice to the animated CBS cartoon series " Where ' s Huddles ? " ( 1970 ) , the film " Rollerball " ( 1975 ) , and the American - dubbed version of the animated UK Christmas special " Robbie the Reindeer : Hooves of Fire " ( 2002 ) ; made appearances in the films " Two - Minute Warning " ( 1976 ) , " Gus " ( 1976 ) , " Heaven Can Wait " ( 1978 ) , " The Longshot " ( 1986 ) , " " ( 1988 ) , and " Mr . 3000 " ( 2004 ) ; and appeared as himself in episodes of such television programs as " The King of Queens " and " " . In addition , Enberg was seen in a series of commercials for GTE during the 1980s and early 1990s , and was the voice of the announcer in the classic " Talking Football " tabletop game from Mattel . Honors . Enberg has garnered many awards and honors over the years , including 13 Sports Emmy Awards ( as well as a Lifetime Achievement Emmy ) , nine National Sportscaster of the Year awards from the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association ( and induction into that organization ' s Hall of Fame ) , five Sportscaster of the Year awards from the American Sportscasters Association , the Pete Rozelle Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame , the Curt Gowdy Award from the Basketball Hall of Fame , and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Enberg is the only sportscaster thus far to win Emmys in three categories ( broadcasting , writing , and producing ) , and in 1973 became the first U . S . sportscaster to visit the People ' s Republic of China . Enberg was inducted into Central Michigan University ' s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1993 . ( source : cmuchippewas . com ) The university named an academic center for him in 2007 . Enberg was raised in Armada , Michigan and was responsible for the naming of the Armada High School yearbook , the Regit ( Tiger spelled backwards ) , a name it has to this day . A hallway in the Macomb Academy of Arts and Sciences , which is run by Armada school district and shares the building with its administration office , was named after him . Indiana University awarded Enberg an honorary doctorate of humane letters in 2002 . He would be inducted into the Indiana University Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in the fall of 2006 . Enberg also received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Marquette University in 2009 , and gave the address at the university ' s May 2009 commencement ceremony . In 1997 , the College Sports Information Directors of America ( CoSIDA ) honored Enberg with an award in recognition of his longtime support of the organization ' s Academic All - America program . The Dick Enberg Award is given annually to a person whose actions and commitment have furthered the meaning and reach of the Academic All - America Teams Program and / or the student - athlete while promoting the values of education and academics . Enberg continues to be an avid supporter of the program , often lending his voice to video presentations related to CoSIDA ' s annual Academic All - America Hall of Fame ceremony . For his contributions to the Rose Bowl game and parade through the years , Enberg was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame on December 31 , 2011 . Personal . Dick Enberg ' s surname is of Swedish origin . While starting out at KTLA - TV , Enberg was pressured into changing his name professionally to " Dick Breen " out of fear that " Enberg " would be seen as too ethnic sounding ( i . e . Jewish ) . During an ESPN television broadcast from the Wimbledon tennis championships on June 24 , 2010 , Enberg said his father was born in Finland , and changed his name from the Finnish " Katajavuori " to the Swedish equivalent Enberg on arrival in the U . S . as he felt it would be a more simple name . The surname means " juniper mountain " . Enberg said it pleased him that Jarkko Nieminen was doing so well as Finland is close to his heart and it is a small nation with few tennis facilities . The story of his surname is also detailed in his autobiography , " Oh My ! " . Enberg is the father of actor Alexander Enberg and musician Andrew Enberg by former wife Jeri Taylor . He is currently married to Barbara Hedbring and they have one son , Ted Enberg , and two daughters , Nicole and Emily . Enberg penned a one - man theatrical play titled " COACH " , as a tribute to his former television broadcast partner and late friend , Al McGuire , the extraordinary college basketball coach and commentator . It debuted at Marquette University ' s Helfaer Theater in 2005 . It drew positive reviews as an accurate portrayal of the eccentric coach . At the 2007 NCAA Final Four in Atlanta , Enberg presented three performances of " COACH " at the Alliance Theater . Those attending the April 1 matinée included Hall of Famers coach Dean Smith ( whom McGuire defeated in the 1977 NCAA Championship in Atlanta ) and former UCLA All - America n center Bill Walton . The play was then performed at Hofstra University , near Al ' s old neighborhood on Long Island in New York . It has since been booked in San Diego , Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Chicago , Portland , Maine , North Carolina and Indiana . The most recent performance was at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan . Actor Cotter Smith portrays McGuire in the one - man show . Enberg is a Board Member for the Lott IMPACT Trophy , which is named after Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott , and is given annually to college football ' s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year .