Ted Robinson ( sportscaster ) Theodore " Ted " Robinson ( born on July 19 , 1957 in Queens , New York ) is an American sportscaster . He has been the radio play - by - play announcer for the San Francisco 49ers since 2009 . Since 2000 , Robinson has been with NBC as tennis play - by - play , Olympics , swimming / diving announcer and NBC Sports Network for college football / basketball . Biography . Early life . Ted Robinson grew up in Rockville Centre , New York and attended Chaminade High School . He is a 1978 graduate of the University of Notre Dame , where he hired and worked with former Notre Dame Football coach Charlie Weis at the college radio station . His wife , Mary , is also a ' 78 ND grad , and his two children graduated from ND : Annie in 2005 and Pat in 2008 . After graduating , Ted got his first job broadcasting Hockey for a minor league team in Oklahoma City . He went on to become a two - time Emmy Award winning Broadcaster . Robinson has completed four marathons , including the 1999 Boston Marathon . Broadcasting career . Tennis . Robinson has broadcast for Tennis Channel since 2007 , calling the French Open , US Open , Davis Cup , Fed Cup and US Open Series . Robinson has served as the lead announcer of NBC ' s tennis coverage since 2000 . Robinson has called the French Open and ( through 2011 ) Wimbledon Championships for NBC . He broadcast the US Open for 22 years on USA Network , receiving acclaim for his partnership with John McEnroe , which continues on NBC and Tennis Channel . The pair also called the men ' s singles Gold Medal match at the 2012 Olympics , played at Wimbledon . Baseball . Robinson has worked for a number of Major League Baseball teams over the years . He served as a radio and TV announcer for the San Francisco Giants for 9 seasons , as the TV announcer of the Minnesota Twins for 6 seasons , as a TV and radio announcer for the New York Mets for 4 seasons , and as the TV announcer for the Oakland Athletics for 3 seasons . In addition to his work with the Athletics , Mets , Twins , and Giants , Robinson worked for The Baseball Network as an announcer for two years , worked four years on NBC Sports ' " Major League Baseball Game of the Week " , and spent several years as a play - by - play voice for CBS Radio ' s " Game of the Week " . In 2007 , Robinson teamed with Steve Stone to call the American League Division Series for TBS . Robinson returned to calling Twins games in 2011 , calling play - by - play for the team ' s radio broadcasts on a part - time basis due to primary announcer John Gordon working a reduced schedule prior to retiring after the season . Robinson ' s voice is featured in the movie " A Few Good Men " as he announces a Minnesota Twins game being watched by Tom Cruise ' s character . Olympics . Robinson will continue as NBC ' s diving commentator for the 2012 London Olympics and has been a play - by - play man for the last seven Olympic Games ( four Winter Olympics and three Summer Olympics ) . His two Summer Olympic assignments were baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , where the U . S . baseball team upset Cuba for the gold medal , and diving and canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , both for NBC . His two Winter Olympics assignments were short track speed skating , freestyle skiing , and the giant slalom snowboarding event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano for CBS , and short track at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and 2010 Winter Olympics , this time for NBC . Robinson served as the play - by - play announcer for NBC Sports coverage of Diving at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Other sports . In 2012 , becomes one of the lead voices for new Pac - 12 Network , working primary football games and other sports . Robinson has called many other sports over the years , including college basketball for CBS TV and radio . He has broadcast the NCAA Men ' s Division I Basketball Championship tournament on radio for 24 years , currently with Westwood One . For NBC , he has covered swimming and diving , arena football , ski jumping , luge , equestrian , and triathlons . From 1980 – 82 he served as a color commentator on radio broadcasts of the NHL Minnesota North Stars . In 1983 at the age of 26 , he was named play - by - play voice of the NBA Golden State Warriors , a position he held for two seasons . In 1989 – 90 , he was the TV voice of the NBA Charlotte Hornets . He called Pac - 10 Basketball for FSN and in 2011 he continues his college football work for VERSUS as the play - by - play voice of Pac - 12 football . He was the radio voice of Stanford football for 13 years , has broadcast Notre Dame football and basketball , University of Minnesota basketball , and University of California basketball . In 2008 and 2007 , he hosted " College Football Central " for Versus , for whom he also called play - by - play of Pac - 10 football and Mountain West basketball in 2009 and 2010 . In his 22 years at USA Network , he called Grand Slam tennis events , boxing , college basketball , PGA Tour golf , and the World League of American Football . Notable games . One notable game Robinson called was in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Basketball Tournament , when 13th seeded Valparaiso University upset 4th seeded Ole Miss in dramatic fashion . Point guard Bryce Drew hit a three - pointer at the buzzer , winning the game for the Valpo Crusaders , 70 – 69 . Robinson ' s call went like this : Another notable game on the radio game he called was David Akers ' 63 - yard field goal for the 49ers ' at halftime . They would go on to knock off the Green Bay Packers .