Tony Caridi to continue as Voice of the Mountaineers. 8-6-13

         For many Mountaineer fans the name of Jack Flemimg has faded from memory or in the case of younger fans was never known.  As a young guy when college football was limited to a couple games on Saturday, the radio was the best way to keep up with our favorite players as they sought grid iron glory.  Walter Easley, Oliver Luck, Darryll Talley and Robert Alexander are just a few of the names that Jack and his sidekick Woody O'hara brought to us each week.  One outstanding memory I have is WVU going to Norman Oklahoma and the heroics of Jeff Hostettler tearing up the Sooner secondary, Tim Agee making tackle after tackle from his safety position but most memorable was Curlin Beck taking a handoff on a draw and sprinting untouched for the touchdown that sealed the upset 

     After many years delivering these calls and many others it was time for Jack Fleming to step down. A sad day for al of us that listened to him make so many calls and describe the scenes of Happy Valley and other away venues that we could see in our minds.  Standing in the wings was a young man that has now firmly set himself as the current Voice of the Mountaineers, Tony Caridi

   Tony has proven time and again that he was the right man for the job. It's never easy to take over for a legend but Tony has and he has done it with a certain grace and charm that has endeared him to a new era of Mountaineer fans across our great state and beyond.  With the new broadcasting rights being granted a few weeks ago it was up in the air if Caridi would return and speaking for myself I was glad when the news was released that he would in fact be behind the microphone to continue describing the exploits of our men in blue and gold.  It would have been a monumental mistake had anyone other than Tony Caridi been the man calling first downs and this one belongs to the Mountaineers

    

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