Legendary play by play man Bob Cole passes away at age 90

[Elias Pettersson]

 

Edited April 25, 2024 by Elias Pettersson

[Elias Pettersson]

 

[nergish]

damn, his voice was the sound of playoff hockey to me. 

 

RIP

[Elias Pettersson]

 

[Elias Pettersson]

 

[Darius]

Very Sad... I always considered Bob Cole along with Jim Robson to be the best.  A legend. RIP.

[HKSR]

Oh man, so many memories of hearing Bob Cole's play by play in the house every Saturday for decades.  Rest in Peace to a true legend.

[grumpyone]

large condolences to his family. He was the sound of Leafs hockey for 500 years. 

 

[Ronaldoescobar]

An absolute legend! A very sad day for Hockey. As Darius said him and Robson were just on another level. 
 

RIP Bob

Edited April 25, 2024 by Ronaldoescobar

[Pears]

One of my favourites to listen to growing up. RIP 

[JamesB]

41 minutes ago, Darius said:

Very Sad... I always considered Bob Cole along with Jim Robson to be the best.  A legend. RIP.

Fortunately, Jim Robson is still with us. From my point of view these two are the best ever.

[Jaimito]

I Remember his Olympics call the most. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Canuck You]

Sad day, Thanks for the mems. He was a staple in my childhood on Sat nights!

[rychicken]

RIP Mr Cole, thank you!

[Rip The Mesh]

 

[Rip The Mesh]

2 hours ago, Elias Pettersson said:

 

nice theft

[SuchaNuxtalgia]

Gallivan, Robson, Cole..the voices of these men helped make hockey the game we loved. RIP Mr Bob Cole

[Roberts]

RIP. Thank you for some of the most iconic calls in hockey history!

[Ghostsof1915]

I still think Robson was better. But the passing of a legendary voice.

"Oooooh Baby!"

[gwarrior]

RIP to a legend. 

[SuchaNuxtalgia]

Really enjoyed the on-air chemistry that Bob had w/Harry Neale. In their heyday, that was a nice team to hear call a game. Shorty & Garrett had a similar magic. A perfect tandem in the booth makes a great game even better.

[HKSR]

1 hour ago, SuchaNuxtalgia said:

Really enjoyed the on-air chemistry that Bob had w/Harry Neale. In their heyday, that was a nice team to hear call a game. Shorty & Garrett had a similar magic. A perfect tandem in the booth makes a great game even better.

Robson and Larscheid

[kilgore]

He was the GOAT.

 

I would put him even slightly ahead of Robson if I had to choose.  The guy had the voice, but it was more than that. He had an incredible prescience to how a play would unfold.  Shorty has a bit of this. But Bob was uncanny with that ability. Raising his cadence as the play was developing, all with his own style. RIP Bob

 

 

Edited April 26, 2024 by kilgore

[Smashian Kassian]

Legendary is absolutely the best word to describe him, once in a generation.

 

His voice is the track to so many of the greatest moments in hockey history. Condolences. 

[Rocket-68]

When I think of Hockey Night in Canada and in particular the early days of my introduction to Hockey and growing up watching Hockey, the voice of Bob Cole is in my head. The way he called the game, the passion he injected into his broadcast and the love for the sport shone through. I got excited just listening to him list the team rosters.

 

Rest in peace good sir, Rest in peace indeed.