Verbal Gaffes
Casey was also known for his occasional butchering of player names and calls on the field. Many viewed him as the master of mispronunciations. Dustan Mohr? Dustin Hoffman. Otis Nixon? Amos Otis. Nomar Garciaparra? Garcia Parra. Omar Vizquel? Ozzie Virgil. A great Casey moment was at a 1963 NFL game between the Vikings and Giants. Casey announced that
| “ | The Giants have been penalized 15 yards for an illegitimate man on the field. | ” |
In the early 1970s, during a stadium bomb-scare, he announced that fans should
| “ | leave the stadium quickly and calmly, as we have gotten a call that there is going to be an explosion in ten minutes. | ” |
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Famous quotes containing the word verbal:
“Language makes it possible for a child to incorporate his parents’ verbal prohibitions, to make them part of himself....We don’t speak of a conscience yet in the child who is just acquiring language, but we can see very clearly how language plays an indispensable role in the formation of conscience. In fact, the moral achievement of man, the whole complex of factors that go into the organization of conscience is very largely based upon language.”
—Selma H. Fraiberg (20th century)