“He's always been there for me. I wouldn't trade him for anybody.” — Ashley Brennaman, 20, daughter

        “I was in awe of him, the way he did football. He could ad lib, and he knew his stuff. I learned a lot from him. I was amazed at what he could do. Later, when I was doing football games, I would listen to his tapes over and over.”

        — Broadcaster Warner Fussell, who worked with Brennaman doing high school football in North Carolina before going on to do This Week in Baseball and play-by-play for Seton Hall basketball on WABC in New York

        “He has fulfilled everything imaginable. First of all, he's accurate. He's informative, he's entertaining, and he has a passion for the game. I've always had a great warmth and respect and admiration for him.” — Hall of Famer Vin Scully, Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster

        “It gets overlooked because of his brutal honesty, but he's just a fabulous announcer. I respect him secondarily for the professional part, first for him as a man and the way he's carried himself. I love him more than anything in the world.” — Thom Brennaman, son, Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster

        “The first time I worked with him was on the Hot Stove League. I was a 21-year-old kid, and I was scared to death. But Marty would sit there and talk to you, get you involved. He's always happy to see you, always excited, always interested in what's going on with you.” — Steven Vernsick, WLW producer

Special Hall of Fame Coverage Sparky's 15 minutes of fame too short Most viewers shut out of live Hall coverage Brennaman is outspoken, on the ball and fun Hall of Fame inductions reunite 1975 heroes Tony had the numbers and the knack Five questions with Tony Tony's future: Sunny in Florida What they say about Tony All about Tony Part huckster, part genius, pure Sparky Five questions with Sparky Sparky's future: Golf, grandkids, no baseball What they say about Sparky All about Sparky Marty has classic voice for classic memories Marty's future: Cincinnati forever What they say about Marty All about Marty Five questions with Marty McPhee set standard for a century Five questions with Bid What they say about Bid

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