[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 183 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H8001-H8002]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              LARRY MUNSON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. BROUN) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. He turned Georgia football games into larger-
than-life experiences. He awakened excitement and pinpointed fear in 
the depths of Dawg fans' souls and shouted out those emotions on radios 
statewide. His voice will go down in history

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as the soundtrack of some of the most famous play calls, highlight 
reels, and moments for UGA that will simply never be forgotten.
  Whether it was his describing the ``sugar'' falling out of the sky, 
or begging the Dawgs to hunker down one more last time, Larry Munson 
had an unmatched ability to find words for feelings that just could not 
be spoken. To call him an iconic play-by-play announcer for the 
University of Georgia football team would be a vast understatement. He 
was a classic city treasure, an Athens legend. And for 42 years, Larry 
Munson breathed life into the Sanford Stadium and made the Dawgs dance.
  He was different from all other sportscasters. Larry Munson was very 
authentic. He always told it like it was, even when he had given up on 
a red and black win. He didn't care about political correctness, and he 
wasn't afraid to scream about stepping on Tennessee's face with a 
hobnailed boot or breaking his chair--his metal, steel chair with a 
five-inch cushion--when Georgia beat Florida in 1980 and then went on 
to win the national championship. He loved Georgia football, and 
Georgia football loved Larry Munson just right back.
  His memory will live on forever in the body of the Bulldog Nation, in 
the hearts of all Dawg fans, and will live on between the hedges every 
game day.
  On behalf of the United States Congress, here's to you, Larry, one of 
the best Dawgs that Georgia has ever known. And we'll never forget. 
We'll miss you greatly, Larry.
  Go Dawgs.


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to address their 
remarks to the Chair.

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