As a boy, Dick Enberg's ambition was to be an outstanding athlete. Instead, he became an outstanding sportscaster. Since he first walked into a radio station in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, in 1956, Enberg has been one of the most versatile broadcasters in the country. Before signing with CBS in 2000, he spent 25 years at NBC, where he was known informally as "NBC's Decathlete." In his long and colorful career, he has won 13 Emmys as a sportscaster, writer, and producer and nine National Sportscaster of the Year awards. He has called just about every major sports event, including the Super Bowl, World Series, Olympic Games, NCAA basketball finals, Breeders' Cup, Wimbledon, and golf's U.S. Open and Ryder Cup.

Besides his love of sports and his love of family-he has six children-Enberg has a deep and abiding love for education. Before he became a full-time sportscaster in 1965, Enberg, who has a doctorate in health education, was an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge. Since 1985, he has served as spokesman for the CoSIDA Academic All-America Program. He has also written Dick Enberg's Humorous Quotes for All Occasions, published in 2000. Jim Perry has spent 40 years as a sportswriter, broadcaster, and athletic administrator, including 10 years as sports information director at USC, where he promoted two Heisman Trophy winners (Charles White and Marcus Allen), one Lombardi Award winner (Brad Budde), and 29 All-America selections. He has also been a college football commentator on radio and television, the sports editor of the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, and a writer-editor for NFL Properties. In 1974, he coauthored former USC football coach John McKay's autobiography, McKay: A Coach's Story.