Retiring Marv Albert reflects on career in wide-ranging Post interview
NY Post
Legendary play-by-play man Marv Albert, a long-time Knicks announcer, will retire following his work on the Eastern Conference finals for TNT. He gives the play-by-play on his historic career in a Q&A session with Post columnist Steve Serby.
Q: What would be the Over/Under number on “Yes, and it counts!” ? A: It depends how often it happens in a game. You don’t get that many 3-point plays, and sometimes I don’t use it on that. So I’d say the Over-Under would be … 2.You are the face of Major League Baseball, the $700 Million Man, and your close friend, your interpreter, betrays you, allegedly steals $16M from your bank account to pay off his gambling debts. An MLB investigation into The Scandal Heard ’Round the World, from here to Japan and back, thankfully absolves you. It does not cost you your reputation, or your growing legacy.
Whenever seasons like the one the Knicks just completed end, I always find myself back outside the visiting locker room at old Mile High Stadium. I always find myself standing with a handful of writers surrounding Bill Parcells maybe half an hour after the Jets lost the AFC Championship game to the Broncos.