Died on March 5, 2003. A voice silenced to soon. RIP Pete.
Pete Taylor
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Best that ever did it. Glad he had some great years to call in the last few years.
We would drive the grain truck around the field to find the best reception then sit and listen to Pete call the game. Dad would wonder what was holding us up from coming to the combine when he signaled . It was usually a big play and we wanted to hear it knowing that as soon as we moved we might lose the signal. Crisp fall weather, combine running and Pete Taylor calling the Cyclones. A perfect Saturday
Can still hear his tone of voice when something bad happened, like... ".....another interception by Iowa State. You have got to be kidding me!" You could just hear the deflation in his voice after something like that happened.
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It was mid-Oct, 1976 of my sophomore year. My Towers dorm buddies were huddled with me in my room listening to the AM radio feed of the Missouri game Pete was calling. We were losing, 17-14 deep in the 4th Q, but working on a good drive - maybe we could at least squeak out a tie.
I'll never forget Pete's call and the exciting crescendo in his voice as he described how RB Dexter Green, taking a sweep pitch wide right, but turned and threw-back to QB Stanley (or was it Buddy?) that faked out the MizzU D for six and the Cyclones went on win 21-17; with a record of 5-1 ( loss to #3 OU) and were AP-ranked the following Monday.
Pete would never allow his personality to be bigger than the game, but invited you to participate and feel the experience as if you were there.
I'll never forget Pete's call and the exciting crescendo in his voice as he described how RB Dexter Green, taking a sweep pitch wide right, but turned and threw-back to QB Stanley (or was it Buddy?) that faked out the MizzU D for six and the Cyclones went on win 21-17; with a record of 5-1 ( loss to #3 OU) and were AP-ranked the following Monday.
Pete would never allow his personality to be bigger than the game, but invited you to participate and feel the experience as if you were there.
Awesome vignette.
I can relate to it in general, hauled plenty of corn from the field listening to Taylor's call. There are specific football games I still can associate precisely with which field we were harvesting that day.
Or that pissed off "Good night!" when we were on any kind of bad run or taking a screwing from the refs.
When it came to Nutt-Cup Protectors, Pete's was legendary. We should have a bronze statue displayed !!
Excellent summary. He was descriptive to the point you felt like you actually were watching the game, and his delivery accurately reflected the mood of the moment.
the Cyclones.TV channel on YouTube has some great bits on Pete
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pete+taylor+iowa+state
I love going back and listening to come of the calls of the big games and plays with his call. Pete was a master at painting a picture of what was going on. He could suck you into a game and make you feel like you were sitting right next to him watching the game through all the highs and lows.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pete+taylor+iowa+state
I love going back and listening to come of the calls of the big games and plays with his call. Pete was a master at painting a picture of what was going on. He could suck you into a game and make you feel like you were sitting right next to him watching the game through all the highs and lows.
All the youngsters don't realize what it was like when every game wasn't on TV (in fact, it was a huge treat when a game WAS on TV). Pete was all we had if we wanted to follow the game.
I know I'm the exception now days, but sometimes I just like to listen to a game on the radio instead of watching it with announcers I don't care for.
Lots of hours in the barn or a truck listening to Pete and now JW make the call. Pete's still my favorite though.
Lots of hours in the barn or a truck listening to Pete and now JW make the call. Pete's still my favorite though.
True. It wasn't all that long ago we were lucky if one non-Iowa game was on TV each year.
I've got a CD of those, super well done with the music and the Pete clips.
Pete was the best, never met him, but still miss him. Spent a lot of time with him, so to speak.
