Joe Gallagher was there when NFL rose to power on network TV in the 1950s and 1960s. Hear more about his experiences on this NFL playoff edition of Instant Replay.

Early days of the NFL on TV

Joe Gallagher's 50-year career in sports broadcasting includes producing championship baseball shows on radio and television from 1949 to 1999. 

Joe worked for the New York Yankees alongside legendary announcers Mel Allen & Red Barber; the New York Mets with Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy & Ralph Kiner; the CBS Sports Baseball Game of the Week with Dizzy Dean & Pee Wee Reese; and the NBC Sports Baseball Game of the Week with Curt Gowdy, Jim Simpson, and Tony Kubek.

A native New Yorker now living in Austin, Texas, Joe celebrates his 94 years recalling the thrills of Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Bob Gibson plus many tales from the Golden Age of Sports Broadcasting with co-host Jim Wogan.

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Joe Gallagher's 50-year career in sports broadcasting includes producing championship baseball shows on radio and television from 1949 to 1999. Joe worked for the New York Yankees alongside legendary announcers Mel Allen & Red Barber; the New York Mets with Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy & Ralph Kiner; the CBS Sports Baseball Game of the Week with Dizzy Dean & Pee Wee Reese; and the NBC Sports Baseball Game of the Week with Curt Gowdy, Jim Simpson, and Tony Kubek. A native New Yorker now living in Austin, Texas, Joe celebrates his 94 years recalling the thrills of Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Bob Gibson plus many tales from the Golden Age of Sports Broadcasting with co-host Jim Wogan.

Joe Gallagher's 50-year career in sports broadcasting includes producing championship baseball shows on radio and television from 1949 to 1999. 

Joe worked for the New York Yankees alongside legendary announcers Mel Allen &amp; Red Barber; the New York Mets with Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy &amp; Ralph Kiner; the CBS Sports Baseball Game of the Week with Dizzy Dean &amp; Pee Wee Reese; and the NBC Sports Baseball Game of the Week with Curt Gowdy, Jim Simpson, and Tony Kubek.

A native New Yorker now living in Austin, Texas, Joe celebrates his 94 years recalling the thrills of Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, and Bob Gibson plus many tales from the Golden Age of Sports Broadcasting with co-host Jim Wogan.

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