Bill Raftery
William Joseph Raftery (born April 19, 1943) is an American basketball analyst, play-by-play announcer, and former college basketball coach.
Quotes
- ...the kiiissss!
- American Sportscasters Online. Retrieved on 2010-03-26.
- Shoulder … shake … a little lingerie!
- Richard Sandomir (March 25, 2009). Crisp Analysis With a Big Helping of Onions. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2010-03-26.
- Give it to the big fella!
- American Sportscasters Online. Retrieved on 2010-03-26.
- Send it in, Jerome!
- (after Jerome Lane shattered the backboard with a slam dunk in a 1988 game that Raftery covered)
- American Sportscasters Online. Retrieved on 2010-03-26.
- ...with the kiss!
- American Sportscasters Online. Retrieved on 2010-03-26.
- With a sweet kiss, off the glass...
- Richard Sandomir (March 25, 2009). Crisp Analysis With a Big Helping of Onions. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2010-03-26.
- Onions! Double Order!
- Richard Sandomir (March 25, 2009). Crisp Analysis With a Big Helping of Onions. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2010-03-26.
- Raftery's "onions" is a reference to a player's "intestinal fortitude", AKA big balls.