Bob Cole (announcer)
Robert Cecil "Bob" Cole (born 1933 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian sports television announcer and former competitive curler. He is known primarily for his work on Hockey Night In Canada.
Famous quotes containing the words bob and/or cole:
“You know, it’s a savage country, really. That’s the second one they shot in twenty years. It’s uncivilized—shooting people of substance.”
—David Webb Peoples, screenwriter. English Bob (Richard Harris)
“Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong.”
—Anonymous. Popular saying.
Dating from World War I—when it was used by U.S. soldiers—or before, the saying was associated with nightclub hostess Texas Quinan in the 1920s. It was the title of a song recorded by Sophie Tucker in 1927, and of a Cole Porter musical in 1929.