Gene Deckerhoff Is Back!
May 18th, 2023
“You’re the man, Gene!”
Fire the cannons!
Long-time radio voice of the Bucs, Gene Deckerhoff, announced he’s returning to the Bucs’ broadcast booth for his 35th season this fall.
So Joe guesses he can let the cat out of the bag a little.
Last year, after Deckerhoff retired as the long-time voice of Seminoles football and basketball, there was a feature story out of Tallahassee on Deckerhoff that claimed Deckerhoff was going to call the Bucs in 2022 and that would be it. Soon after, Joe asked the Bucs to set up an interview with Deckerhoff, so Joe could type a send-off story.
Joe was denied. Not because they didn’t want Joe to type a farewell, but Joe was told the scuttlebutt of Deckeroff’s retirement was “premature.”
Deckerhoff was thinking of retiring but had not made up his mind. Joe was informed by the Bucs they very much wanted Deckerhoff to return, but the decision was fully up to Deckerhoff.
So today, by golly, Deckerhoff cut a video on his Twitter feed and informed the world he would be back in the booth calling Bucs games when the Steelers come to town to kick off preseason football.
Welcome back, Gene!
Can’t wait til toe hits leather! pic.twitter.com/5bjgzoNUtQ
— Gene Deckerhoff (@gened01) May 18, 2023
May 18th, 2023 at 3:35 pm
Great
May 18th, 2023 at 3:36 pm
GO BUCS
May 18th, 2023 at 3:36 pm
I can’t imagine anybody else calling Bucs’ games.
May 18th, 2023 at 3:37 pm
Who actually hears that? People in the stadium?
May 18th, 2023 at 3:38 pm
Ring of Honor plaque right above the booth he calls games from as Mean Gene is our Chick Hearn.
May 18th, 2023 at 3:39 pm
Lets goooo
May 18th, 2023 at 3:41 pm
Good call!
May 18th, 2023 at 3:41 pm
Tom Deckerhoff…I mean Gene…good to have him back.
May 18th, 2023 at 3:42 pm
Awesome – Gene’s a treasure
May 18th, 2023 at 3:42 pm
Great news!
May 18th, 2023 at 3:52 pm
All of the accolades are deserved, BUT….
How many of you have to listen to the Buc’s games on the radio if you want to know what’s going on in real time? Living over on the FL east coast, I do. This year, I imagine that will be quite a few games. Gene is a legend, but it was time for him to hang up the cleats. He fumbles nearly every play now. Dave Moore has to correct him all the time. His mental acuity is just not there anymore. Sorry Gene! I love you man, but time to kick back and sip bourbon on game day now.
May 18th, 2023 at 3:55 pm
Love it, I’ve enjoyed his voice for years, season ticket holder from NC here
May 18th, 2023 at 3:56 pm
Love it, I’ve enjoyed his voice for years
May 18th, 2023 at 3:57 pm
Ring of Honor is an absolute must for that man
May 18th, 2023 at 3:58 pm
Mean Gene,you the man.
May 18th, 2023 at 4:05 pm
Gooood!
May 18th, 2023 at 4:09 pm
1st ballot ring of honor and bucs hall of famer!
May 18th, 2023 at 4:10 pm
White to the Broncos for Jeudy and a 5th this year and next year a 2nd and 4th
Get it done !!!
May 18th, 2023 at 4:11 pm
GO BUCS
May 18th, 2023 at 4:15 pm
Love Gene, I listen to him broadcasting over the radio every chance I get. That being said his age has caught up to him and he is not as sharp as he used to be.
May 18th, 2023 at 4:18 pm
Fire the Cannons!
May 18th, 2023 at 4:22 pm
His mental acuity is just not there anymore? Maybe he can run for higher public office?
May 18th, 2023 at 4:27 pm
Gene should have “Fire the Cannons!” patented. What an iconic voice.
May 18th, 2023 at 4:28 pm
Awesome, I wasn’t looking forward to listening to someone else call Bucs games, just wouldn’t be the same.
May 18th, 2023 at 4:31 pm
The best broadcaster hands down. Dude is awesome
May 18th, 2023 at 4:33 pm
That voice is recognizable no matter who or where you are.
May 18th, 2023 at 4:36 pm
Thank you Gene, you’re an icon!
May 18th, 2023 at 4:37 pm
Great person on top of being a great broadcaster.
May 18th, 2023 at 4:46 pm
Legend!
May 18th, 2023 at 4:47 pm
Santa Maria!
May 18th, 2023 at 4:58 pm
The moment he retires the following year he absolutely is a Buc’s Ring of Honor Initiate. He’s a Bucs hero!
May 18th, 2023 at 5:24 pm
run Michael run
May 18th, 2023 at 5:28 pm
Back in the day when network and radio broadcasts were in sync I’d mute the TV and crank up Gene. His play by play enthusiasm is the best, bar none! Whenever I’m away from a live video he gets my ear. Thankfully we get to enjoy one more season of “TOUCHDOWN TAMPA BAY!”. Hopefully quite often!
May 18th, 2023 at 5:34 pm
I’m assuming he’s retired from doing the Noles games?
May 18th, 2023 at 5:35 pm
I was waiting for some type of cognitive decline Blather and someone up above didn’t disappoint. Listen, who cares if he gets a name wrong or the call wrong initially a few times a game? It’s not as if it changes the outcome. And it will be quickly corrected. Fact remains the guy’s a legend and I was really not looking forward to hearing the clips of the radio calls with someone else’s voice, so I’m glad he’s coming back. He’s an icon. His voice is probably been on GMFB more than any non-hosting broadcaster in the last 3 years or so.
May 18th, 2023 at 5:35 pm
His voice sends chills down my spine as it reminds me so much of youth and following the Bucs. Every game back then Mean Gene was a must listen in order to ENJOY the games. He made losing fun!!!
I Love you Mr. D. SO VERY HAPPY to know your still in the BOTH. Here’s hoping you got another 35 years in you kind Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 18th, 2023 at 5:39 pm
For those who like criticize things such as spelling. Yes, I know, its BOOTH, you clowns need to kick rocks.
Mine as well correct my sentence too because you dorks. “reminds me of MY youth”.
Asshats
May 18th, 2023 at 5:42 pm
I love it when he yells Its Blocked Its Blocked
May 18th, 2023 at 5:56 pm
Gene is the best!
May 18th, 2023 at 6:01 pm
He has been the only voice of the Bucs. Glad he is back! Fire those canons!
May 18th, 2023 at 6:09 pm
IT’S GOOD TO HEAR MEAN GENE WILL BE CALLING GAMES AGAIN THIS YEAR !..A BUCCANEER ICON VOICE THAT’S FOR SURE!..MISSED “MARK CHAMPION” WHEN HE LEFT US TOO..I USED TO LOVE IT WHEN THE BUC’S TACKLED A PLAYER HARD & HE’D “AND HE’S BULLDOGGED DOWN AT THE 50 YARD LINE BY A SWARM OF BUCCANEERS ! ! !” ( EVEN THOUGH I’M PERSONALLY A GATORS FAN ) I LIKE THE JERRY JEUDY TRADE FOR DEVIN WHITE..BUT, I WOULD PERSONALLY LIKE THE BUC’S TO TRADE DEVIN WHITE TO THE CHARGERS FOR “AUSTIN ECKLER” & A MID-LATE DRAFT PICK BASED ON THE 5 YEAR AGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO….WE NEED A POLISHED VETERAN RUNNING BACK TO SHOW OUR OTHER GUYS HOW A TRUE PROFESSIONAL RUNS & CATCHES THE BALL !
May 18th, 2023 at 6:27 pm
TOMMY MORDUE I WANT TO HAVE ALL YOUR REMAINING CHILDREN
May 18th, 2023 at 6:28 pm
!!!!!!!!
May 18th, 2023 at 6:33 pm
@rigged LMAO not sure who or what you’re talking about and I don’t care. You got me laughing for sure.
May 18th, 2023 at 6:57 pm
I agree with PSL Bob. I have to listen to many games on the radio (I live in AR now after many years in Tampa). He had to be corrected too many times. I figured during last year that his time was up, and now it’s not but I believe it should have been. I have fully enjoyed Gene for many years, but the numerous errors that he spoke overcame his enthusiasm for me.
May 18th, 2023 at 7:01 pm
One of my favorites by Gene, “Alstott up the gut.”
May 18th, 2023 at 7:10 pm
Best news I’ve heard today!
May 18th, 2023 at 7:13 pm
To those who complain he makes a few mistakes when speaking, you must have not heard the President speak…
May 18th, 2023 at 7:34 pm
Jacquez Green has his heels back at we’ll call it the Green Bay 40. There’s the snap and it’s a hiiiii spiraling punt. Quez backpedals and fields it at the 35. He cuts up field and he’s got some room. He’s at the 40, 45, 50 he’s across midfield! 45-40-35-30 he’s to the 20… he could go allllll the wayyyyy!!! Touchdown Tampa Bay!!! Jacquez Green takes it to the house!! 65 yards and the Bucs take the lead…!!! Hold everything. There’s a marker down. This is all coming back. Holding on the Bucs. Are you kidding me Mr Referee?!
Love Gene no matter what!! Go Bucs!! Fire them cannons!!
May 18th, 2023 at 7:47 pm
Many times have I muted the tv in favor of this man. I am lucky to have gone to FSU and grown up a Seminole since childhood- I’ll be 45 so Gene has always called all of my teams games!!! Lucky
May 18th, 2023 at 8:16 pm
I love the way that guy calls a Bucs game!!
May 18th, 2023 at 8:23 pm
Awesome! Cheers to Gene!!!
Been listening to him all my life, since the good old “black out” days.
Fire the Cannons!!!!
May 18th, 2023 at 8:42 pm
Crotch McGee nailed it!!!!
Can we get Rick Flair in there with Gene for the Carolina game?
May 18th, 2023 at 8:55 pm
Tom Brady was the QB in the nfl in 2020. In 2023 Brady would be a 3rd string QB on this roster. Mayfield and Trask will do what they do, focus on the focus, and everything will be alright. Fire the cannons indeed! But will there be enough gunpowder to keep up with the touchdowns this offense will score this year?
No one focuses like the Bucs.
May 18th, 2023 at 9:03 pm
Such a legendary voice for this franchise. Please add to Ring of Honor asap.
May 18th, 2023 at 9:20 pm
**Gene** Bucs Legend
May 18th, 2023 at 9:22 pm
Love Gene
May 18th, 2023 at 9:29 pm
As a Gator fan, Gene I am glad that uncertainty is cleared up as you are amazing! I look forward TO HEARING Your voice for the upcoming season! Go Bucs!
May 18th, 2023 at 9:41 pm
rock on mean gene !
May 18th, 2023 at 11:42 pm
Best Bucs news I’ve heard all year!!
May 19th, 2023 at 3:46 am
+1
May 19th, 2023 at 6:21 am
^+2
May 19th, 2023 at 6:23 am
TB VS OAK
THE DAGGER IS ON! WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL!
May 19th, 2023 at 6:45 am
This is one of those moments, where you may not hear Gene when you watching the games at home, but you’re just happy to know he is out there in the ether calling Bucs games.
BUT…there are those rare moments, for me where you can’t watch the game, you’re at a baby shower in 2006, a not so good Bucs team is losing to the Eagles, somehow with less than a minute left and no time outs, Bucs receive the kick-off, they somehow manage to drive the ball down the field just in enough time to line up for an impossible 62 yard attempt. With all my Tampa family gathered around my cousin’s car stereo, there was not a more glorious voice to call the game winning kick by Matt Bryant. Still gives me goosebumps when I listen to it.
May 19th, 2023 at 7:19 am
Rather listen to Mean Gene and Dave Moore than any overpayed netork team.
You are a legend Gene!
2002 Superbowl “The Bucs are going to win the Super Bowl!”
May 19th, 2023 at 8:00 am
I still remember my first Bucs broadcast team, not the original, but Mark Champion and Dave Kocourek, who did Bucs radio when I first discovered the Bucs in 1979-198(7? 8?) thankfully I have. one broadcast of them, the week 16 game of 1979 as the Bucs played for the NFC Central division Championship at home in a monsoon vs the KC Chiefs. game was preserved by WestWood 1 and I have a copy. Gene may fumble a lot, so did Harry Carrey at his end, but not a cubs fan in the world wouldn’t want to hear HOLY COW one more time on the air! Funny story, in the end eyes failing , carry would call. “and its a hard shot. its going deep, deep its going its going and its, um, caught at second by Sandberg” lol
May 19th, 2023 at 10:13 am
Alstott up the gut!!!
May 19th, 2023 at 11:16 am
Need you man!!
May 19th, 2023 at 11:51 am
Ray Scott, Dick Crippen, then Mark Champion. Then I think Gene was after that and has been with the Bucs since? Remember Gene and Jesse Venturi, or Hardy , or David Logan before Brantley came on the scene. The Gene and Jesse combo was fun!
May 19th, 2023 at 11:52 am
I will never forget his cal of Rondes pick six in the NFC Championship game
May 19th, 2023 at 12:29 pm
Crotch McGee…you made me smile…classic Gene!
May 19th, 2023 at 12:47 pm
YAY!
May 19th, 2023 at 4:57 pm
Does anyone have games from 1989 with Deckerhoff and Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura (and Al Keck). I recall those as being some fun games to listen to, and I seem to recall Jesse The Body talking about hitting the refs with a chair as Deckerhoff politely, and uncomfortably, laughed. It was a great radio broadcast.
Deckerhoff has been my favorite radio announcer for many a years, glad he’s back yet again.
May 19th, 2023 at 5:31 pm
ROH