For 35 years, Eli Gold had become the voice of Alabama Sports. However, he will no longer serve that role. The University of Alabama has chosen not to bring the legendary voice back to the Crimson Tide Network. Now, he’ll be taking his talents to the AFL, where he’ll be the play-by-play broadcaster for the Arena Football League’s Nashville Kats.
“It is an honor and privilege for the Kats to have the legendary Eli Gold be our voice and be part of our franchise in a variety of ways,” said Nashville Kats founding partner and CEO Tamara Dadd Alan, an Alabama graduate. “We are not only excited to hear him on the calls of our games, but also how he will become a leader in the community as part of our franchise outreach.”
It’s not the first time that Eli Gold has broadcasted AFL action. In 2000, he was the TNN voice of the league. He would continue in the role for three years before moving to the NFL.
“I am so very excited about returning to the Arena Football League as the voice of the Nashville Kats,” Gold said. “I say returning, because I was the TV voice of the league back when the games were on NBC and TNN, and I came to love the product. The Nashville Kats are a franchise with a great history of success, and now with Jeff Fisher and Dean Cokinos heading the football operations, the new Kats should pick right up where the old Kats left off. I look forward to bringing you all the action of the 50-yard indoor war.”
“We are thrilled to be a part of the return of the AFL and the Nashville Kats franchise,” Cromwell Media Nashville general manager Shawn Fort said. “In addition to the great people involved like Jeff Fisher and Eli Gold, we are excited for the opportunity to continue to connect on a local level with football fans in Middle Tennessee.”
“Eli is the gold standard of sports announcing,” said former Titans and Rams head coach Jeff Fisher. “We are very excited to have him be a key component in helping us return the Nashville Kats and the Arena Football League to the Music City.”
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