sport.wikisort.org - AthleteRob Stone is a sports commentator for Fox Sports, covering various sports including Major League Soccer (MLS), NCAA and NFL football, and the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). Stone previously covered sports for ESPN. A WWE fan, Stone briefly won the WWE 24/7 Championship during a Fox promotional event, becoming the first non-WWE Superstar to win the championship.
For others by the same name, see Robert Stone (disambiguation).
Rob Stone |
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Born | (1969-04-15) April 15, 1969 (age 53)
Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
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Occupation | Sportscaster |
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Years active | 1992–present |
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Spouse | |
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Children | 4 |
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Early life and career
A native of Simsbury, Connecticut, Stone graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Colgate University in 1991. He was a four-year letterman on the Raiders men's soccer team who completed his collegiate career as the university's all-time assist leader with 15 (currently tied for second). In his senior year, he was co-captain, the Raiders' Most Valuable Player and First Team All-Patriot League in the conference's inaugural season.[1] He was a member of Sigma Chi.
Stone originally hired on at ESPN in 1992 as a production assistant, working on SportsCenter and other shows. The following year, Stone went to WFXL-TV in Albany, Georgia; he worked there two years as a sports anchor and later as sports director. In 1995, he went to WTOG in Tampa, Florida, as a weekend sports anchor and sports reporter, primarily covering stories on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has also worked as an analyst for the Tampa Bay Mutiny soccer team for SportsChannel Florida.[citation needed]
ESPN
Stone returned to ESPN in the summer of 1997. He worked on select ESPN College Football and college basketball telecasts. He also worked on ESPN's Major League Soccer coverage and MLS Primetime Thursday, as well as their coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Stone was also one of the commentators for the 2006 World Series of Darts. In 2007, he became a regular contributor to big horse racing events. He covered the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, the Belmont Stakes, the Irish Derby, the Breeders Cup and other key horse racing events. Stone left the telecasts after the Breeders Cup. On June 30, 2008, he appeared as a guest host on ESPN's Around the Horn. He substituted for Tony Reali as the host of the show while Reali was getting married.[2] Stone was also one of the network's main college football sideline reporters.
PBA Bowling
Stone replaced Dave Ryan as the lead play-by-play announcer for PBA bowling telecasts on ESPN prior to the 2007–08 Denny's PBA Tour. He would continue in this position on PBA telecasts through the end of 2011, after which he left voluntarily to take a position with Fox Sports. He was replaced on the remaining (unrecorded) events for the 2011–12 season by veteran announcer Gary Thorne.[3]
"HAMBONE!"
Stone originated the catchphrase "hambone!", which he took to shouting when any bowler rolled four strikes in a row in a game. (It was unknown to Stone that in some bowling circles, including USBC youth leagues, an actual hambone is two consecutive strikes rather than four.)[4] According to an interview with Stone on PBA.com, the phrase started out as a fad when he casually asked color commentator Randy Pedersen on the air, "if three strikes is a 'turkey', why isn't there a name for four strikes?" Stone launched the hambone phrase in the following week's TV finals, and it soon took on a life all its own despite criticism from traditionalists, some media and (at first) even a few bowlers on the PBA tour. In the 2007 CLR Windy City Classic title match between Brad Angelo and Robert Smith, Stone said to his fellow commentator Randy Pedersen, "I think I'm going to call four strikes in a row a hambone. I think I'm going to force it on bowling." The eventual winner Smith would bowl Stone's first hambone called on-air.
Though many bowlers were slow to embrace the catchphrase, it has become extremely popular with PBA management, and even more so with bowling fans who now bring "hambone" placards to flash on camera whenever someone rolls four straight strikes. In a February 17, 2008, match, Hall of Fame bowler Pete Weber, after rolling a fourth consecutive strike, pointed to Stone in the TV booth and shouted over the cheers, "Rob Stone, here's your hambone!" while performing his trademark chop.[5] Even PBA's official bowling app, PBA Challenge, refers to four strikes as a hambone during game play.
Fox Sports
In January 2012, Stone left ESPN to take the position of lead studio host for Fox soccer broadcasts. He went on to host all soccer programs and events for Fox Sports Media Group (FSMG) stations, which include Fox Sports and FX.[6] He later became studio host for Fox college football and basketball broadcasts, as well as a substitute host for Fox's coverage of Major League Baseball.
In August 2018, the PBA announced that Stone would return to covering professional bowling events when TV coverage moved from ESPN to Fox Sports for the 2019 season.[7]
On August 23, 2019, Stone briefly became the WWE 24/7 Champion, pinning R-Truth on the set of the Fox College Football pregame show, only to lose it to Elias seconds later.1 He became the first non-WWE performer to win a title.[8][9]
Stone-isms
- "The American" (proudly stamping reminders to all soccer viewers, listeners, players and future players, our stars are bright, though he would also refer to Scottish soccer player Robert Snodgrass as "The American" when covering Premier League highlights).
- "Back on the strike train!" (sometimes said after a bowler rolls a strike following a spare or open frame.)
- "Drop and give me ten!" (sometimes when a bowler rolls a strike.)
- "Back-to-back jacks!" (when a bowler rolls two strikes in a row)
- "Show me those signs ...[city/state]!" (said after shouting "Hambone!")
- "YAHTZEE!!" or "Drops the nickel!" (5 strikes in a row)
- "Crack open the six-pack!" (six strikes in a row)
- "Adds the extra point to the touchdown." (seven strikes in a row)
- "The Bo Derek!" (ten strikes in a row; see 10 (film))
- "Messenger....!!" (a runaway pin about to hit another pin)
- "WE'VE GOT BONUS BOWLING!!" (when a bowling match ties and goes to a roll-off)
- "its 7 love" (on the first game of 2011 college football season)
Personal life
Stone married Tampa Bay news reporter Lynn Carson on September 11, 1999 and they have four children.
In 2018, Stone was inducted into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame.[10]
Championships and accomplishments
- Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame
- WWE
- WWE 24/7 Championship1 (1 time)[8][9]
References
Notes
- ^ Stone's championship reign is recognized as being won on August 24, 2019, when WWE uploaded the video of the win on YouTube which took place on the set of the Fox College Football pregame show.
Citations
- Painter, John. "Where Are They Now? Rob Stone '91," Colgate University Athletics, Friday, October 26, 2012.
- ESPN Radio - SuperStream Player
- Schneider, Jerry. "Veteran Sportscaster Gary Thorne to be PBA Tour Play-by-Play Announcer for Remaining Majors in 2011–12 Season." Article at www.pba.com on January 10, 2012.
- Stone Talks Hambone
- PBA.com
- Baysinger, Tim. "Rob Stone Joins Fox Soccer." Article in Broadcasting & Cable on January 3, 2012.
- Vint, Bill (August 21, 2018). "Rob Stone Returns as Play-By-Play Announcer for Fox Sports Telecasts of 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour". PBA.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- WWE Staff (August 24, 2019). "Rob Stone wins the 24/7 Championship". WWE.com. Stamford, Connecticut: WWE. Retrieved August 24, 2019 – via YouTube.
- WWE Staff (August 24, 2019). "Title History of the 24/7 Championship". WWE.com. Stamford, Connecticut: WWE. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- "Class of 2018 | Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame".
- "Class of 2018 | Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame".
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Ventures |
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Defunct ventures |
- Arena Football League (minority stake, 2006–2009)
- ESPN 3D (2010–2013)
- ESPN America (2002–2013)
- ESPN Classic (U.S.) (1995–2021)
- ESPN Classic (UK) (2006–2013)
- ESPN Full Court (2007–2015)
- ESPN GamePlan (1992–2015)
- ESPN Goal Line & Bases Loaded (2010–2020)
- Grantland (2011–2015)
- ESPN HS (1997–2012)
- ESPN The Magazine (1998–2019)
- ESPN MVP (2005–2006)
- ESPNscrum (2007–2015)
- ESPN Star Sports (equity stake, 1996–2012; incl. ESPN Asia [1995–2013])
- ESPN5 (2017–2020)
- WatchESPN (2011–2019)
- Sony ESPN (2016–2020)
- ESPN West
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Sports broadcasting rights |
- CFL on TSN
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- Tennis on ESPN
- WNBA on ESPN
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Other properties |
- Andscape
- ESPNcricinfo
- Jayski's Silly Season Site
- ESPN FC
- Scouts Inc.
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Notable personalities |
- Current personalities
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- ESPNews personalities
- ESPNU personalities
- ESPN Radio personalities
- Presidents of ESPN
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Owners: Walt Disney Company (80%); Hearst Communications (20%) |
Major League Baseball on Fox |
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- Baseball Night in America (2012–present)
- The Cheap Seats (2010–2011)
- MLB Whiparound
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- This Week in Baseball (2000–2011)
- Tuesday Night Baseball (1997–1998)
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- DirecTV N3D
- FoxBox
- FoxTrax
- Scooter
- Television contracts
- MLB Network
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National coverage |
- Fox (1996–present)
- FS1 (2014–present)
- FS2 (2014–present)
- Fox Deportes (2012–present)
- Fox Family Channel (2001)
- Fox Sports Net (1997–1999)
- FX (1997)
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Former FSN regional coverage |
- Arizona (Arizona Diamondbacks)
- Bay Area (Oakland Athletics & San Francisco Giants; 1998–2007)
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- North (Minnesota Twins)
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- Ohio (Cincinnati Reds)
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- YES Network (New York Yankees)
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Fox/MyTV O&O Stations |
- New York City: WNYW 5 (Yankees, 1999–2001), WWOR 9 (N.Y. Giants, 1951–1957; Brooklyn Dodgers, 1950–1957; Mets, 1962–1998; Yankees, 2005–2014)
- Los Angeles: KTTV 11 (Dodgers, 1958–1992), KCOP 13 (Dodgers, 2002–2005; Angels, 2006–2012)
- Chicago: WFLD 32 (White Sox, 1968–1972, 1982–1989)
- Philadelphia: WTXF 29 (Phillies, 1983–1989)
- Dallas–Fort Worth: KDFW 4 & KDFI 27 (Texas Rangers, 2001–2009)
- San Francisco–Oakland: KTVU 2 (Giants, 1961–2007; Athletics, 1973–1974), KICU 36 (Athletics, 1999–2008)
- Boston: WFXT 25 (Red Sox, 2000–2002)
- Washington, D.C.: WTTG 5 (Senators, 1948–1958), WDCA 20 (Nationals, 2005–2008)
- Houston: KRIV 26 (Astros, 1979–1982), KTXH 20 (Astros, 1983–1997, 2008–2012)
- Detroit: WJBK 2 (Tigers, 1953–1974; 2007)
- Minneapolis–Saint Paul: KMSP 9 (Twins, 1979–1988, 1998–2002), WFTC 29 (Twins, 1990–1992, 2005–2010)
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Commentators |
- All-Star Game
- ALCS
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- NLCS
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- World Series
- Game of the Week
- Prime time
Play-by-play announcers |
- Kenny Albert
- Adam Amin
- Joe Davis
- Alex Faust
- Brandon Gaudin
- Aaron Goldsmith
- Len Kasper
- Kevin Kugler
- Jeff Levering
- Don Orsillo
Former play-by-play announcers |
- Thom Brennaman
- Joe Buck
- Howard David
- Scott Graham
- Mario Impemba
- Mike Joy
- Justin Kutcher
- Josh Lewin
- Tom McCarthy
- Dan McLaughlin
- Steve Physioc
- Mel Proctor
- John Rooney
- Dave Sims
- Dick Stockton
- Daron Sutton
- Gary Thorne
- Matt Vasgersian
- Rich Waltz
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Color commentators |
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Guest commentators | |
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Field reporters |
- Jon Morosi
- Tom Rinaldi
- Ken Rosenthal
Former field reporters |
- Erin Andrews
- Jeff Phelps
- Curt Menefee
- Chris Myers
- Pam Oliver
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Studio hosts |
- Kevin Burkhardt
- Mike Hill
- Chris Myers
- Jenny Taft
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Studio analysts |
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Lore | Regular season |
- 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase
- Philip Humber's perfect game (2012)
- London Series (2019)
- MLB at Field of Dreams (2021)
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Postseason games |
- The Flip Play (2001)
- Steve Bartman (2003)
- Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
- The 53-Minute 7th Inning (2015)
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World Series games |
- The last night of the New York Yankees dynasty (2001)
- Game 6 of the 2011 World Series
- Walk-off obstruction (2013)
- Chicago Cubs end the Billy Goat curse (2016)
- Game 5 of the 2017 World Series (2017)
- Houston Astros sign stealing scandal (2017)
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World Series |
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- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
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AL Championship Series |
- 1997
- 1999
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2009
- 2011
- 2013
- 2015
- 2017
- 2019
- 2021
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NL Championship Series |
- 1996
- 1998
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2008
- 2010
- 2012
- 2014
- 2016
- 2018
- 2020
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AL Division Series |
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2015
- 2017
- 2019
- 2021
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NL Division Series |
- 1996
- 1998
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2014
- 2016
- 2018
- 2020
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All-Star Game |
- 1997
- 1999
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
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WWE 24/7 Champions |
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2010s |
- Titus O'Neil
- Robert Roode
- R-Truth
- Elias
- Jinder Mahal
- Drake Maverick
- Heath Slater
- Cedric Alexander
- EC3
- Pat Patterson
- Gerald Brisco
- Kelly Kelly
- Candice Michelle
- Alundra Blayze
- Ted DiBiase
- Mike Kanellis
- Maria Kanellis
- The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder)
- Rob Stone
- Bo Dallas
- Enes Kanter
- Mayor Glenn Jacobs
- Carmella
- Marshmello
- Tamina
- Sunil Singh
- Samir Singh
- Michael Giaccio
- Kyle Busch
- Akira Tozawa
- Santa Claus
- Mike Rome
- Mojo Rawley
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2020s |
- Riddick Moss
- Rob Gronkowski
- Shelton Benjamin
- Drew Gulak
- Erik
- Tucker
- Gran Metalik
- Lince Dorado
- The Gobbledy Gooker
- Angel Garza
- Alicia Fox
- Peter Rosenberg
- Doug Flutie
- Bad Bunny
- Joseph Average
- Reginald/Reggie
- Corey Graves
- Byron Saxton
- Dana Brooke (current)
- Nikki A. S. H.
- Doudrop
- Alexa Bliss
- Shawn Bennett
- Eddie Orengo
- Daphanie LaShaunn
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WWE 24/7 Champions |
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