Troy University Athletics
Troy Dedicates Ralph Black Home Radio Booth
9/2/2021 2:25:00 PM | General
TROY, Ala. – Troy Athletics officially named the home radio booth in Veterans Memorial Stadium for Troy University Sports Hall of Fame broadcaster Ralph Black in a special ceremony for his family last weekend.
"It is only fitting that the radio booth in The Vet is now named for the legendary Ralph Black," Director of Athletics Brent Jones said. "Ralph's name and voice will always be synonymous with Troy Athletics. His voice painted a picture for some of the greatest moments in Troy Athletics history, including four national championships. The outpouring of support we received from a large number of generous donors, fans and alumni to make this project a reality is a glowing example of the impact that Ralph had on this University and Athletics Department."
Black was responsible for many historic calls during his 26 years as the play-by-play broadcaster for Troy football, basketball and baseball. His famous "Holy Mackerel" call came after Ted Clem booted a 50-yard field goal as time expired to win the 1984 NCAA Division II National Championship Game.
Remarkably, that was just one of four national championships that Black called during his career, as his voice also painted the picture for the 1987 football national title, in addition to the 1986 and 1987 baseball national championships. Black was also part of the 1993 men's basketball run to the national championship game.
A native of Montgomery, Ala., Black called more than 1,000 Troy sporting events from 1976 to 2002 and helped build the Troy State Sports Network into one of the largest of its kind in Alabama, at one point comprising 18 stations. In addition, he called 122 straight Troy football games, including Troy's first season as a Division I member.
Following his retirement as "Voice of the Trojans", Black was still a prominent figure in the Troy community. He was an on-air personality at WTBF and could be heard as the public address voice for Charles Henderson High School football in addition to several local high school radio broadcasts.
"It is only fitting that the radio booth in The Vet is now named for the legendary Ralph Black," Director of Athletics Brent Jones said. "Ralph's name and voice will always be synonymous with Troy Athletics. His voice painted a picture for some of the greatest moments in Troy Athletics history, including four national championships. The outpouring of support we received from a large number of generous donors, fans and alumni to make this project a reality is a glowing example of the impact that Ralph had on this University and Athletics Department."
Black was responsible for many historic calls during his 26 years as the play-by-play broadcaster for Troy football, basketball and baseball. His famous "Holy Mackerel" call came after Ted Clem booted a 50-yard field goal as time expired to win the 1984 NCAA Division II National Championship Game.
Remarkably, that was just one of four national championships that Black called during his career, as his voice also painted the picture for the 1987 football national title, in addition to the 1986 and 1987 baseball national championships. Black was also part of the 1993 men's basketball run to the national championship game.
A native of Montgomery, Ala., Black called more than 1,000 Troy sporting events from 1976 to 2002 and helped build the Troy State Sports Network into one of the largest of its kind in Alabama, at one point comprising 18 stations. In addition, he called 122 straight Troy football games, including Troy's first season as a Division I member.
Following his retirement as "Voice of the Trojans", Black was still a prominent figure in the Troy community. He was an on-air personality at WTBF and could be heard as the public address voice for Charles Henderson High School football in addition to several local high school radio broadcasts.
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