Ray Scott ( sportscaster ) Ray Scott ( June 17 , 1919 in Johnstown , Pennsylvania – March 23 , 1998 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) , was an American sportscaster , best known for his broadcasts for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . His brother Hal Scott was also a sportscaster . Biography . Early life and career . Scott began his broadcasting career on local radio in the late 1930s . His first NFL broadcasts came in 1953 over the DuMont network ; three years later he began doing play - by - play on Packers broadcasts for CBS - TV , and it was in Green Bay that his terse , minimalist style ( e . g . : " Starr . . . Dowler . . . Touchdown , Green Bay . " ) developed its greatest following . Green Bay Packers and CBS Sports . Scott was paired primarily with Tony Canadeo on Packers telecasts . As the team ' s announcer , Scott broadcast Super Bowl I and II for CBS , along with the brutally cold " Ice Bowl " NFL championship game of 1967 . In 1968 , CBS ended its practice of assigning dedicated announcing crews to particular teams , and Scott was appointed to the network ' s lead NFL crew , teaming with Paul Christman ( 1968 – 69 ) and Pat Summerall ( 1970 – 74 ) . During his tenure with CBS he called four Super Bowl s and seven NFL ( later NFC ) championship games . Baseball broadcasting . Scott was also the lead television and radio announcer for Major League Baseball ' s Minnesota Twins from to , calling the 1965 World Series on NBC television . After leaving Minnesota he called games for the Washington Senators in 1970 – 71 before returning to the Twins as a part - time announcer in 1973 – 75 . Later life and career . CBS dismissed Scott in 1974 , replacing him with Summerall ( who had been paired with Scott as a color commentator ) . He was subsequently employed as a local announcer by several teams ( including the Kansas City Chiefs [ 1974 - 1975 ] , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Minnesota Vikings , and Milwaukee Brewers ) . Scott also served as a narrator for the " NFL Films Game of the Week " in the 1970s , called syndicated broadcasts of Penn State football from 1975 – 81 , and was play - by - play announcer for the USFL ' s Arizona Wranglers in 1983 and 1984 and the Portland Breakers in the 1985 season . In 1988 , Scott was one of several veteran announcers to call some September NFL telecasts for NBC , while many of the network ' s regular broadcasters were working at that year ' s Summer Olympics in Seoul . Scott also called UCLA , Arizona , Minnesota , and Nebraska football in the ' 80s , broadcast college basketball and golf at various points in his career , and teamed with Patrick Ryan while doing high school and college football in and around Billings , Montana . In the later years of his life he hosted a syndicated talk show on the short - lived SportsAmerica Radio Network . In addition to sportscasting , Ray Scott also read newscasts at WCCO - FM in Minneapolis in the late 1970s and early ' 80s . Awards and honors . Scott was twice named National Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association , was given regional awards by that organization 12 times in four different states , and was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1982 . Posthumous honors include the Pete Rozelle Radio - Television Award by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 , and induction into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame as a contributor in July 2001 . Scott ' s bare - bones style has inspired many sportscasters .