VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

[bisonvoice]

Hi folks,
I work for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as their press-box announcer. If this guy makes the team, this will be fun, not just for me. The equipment guy and the regular PA guy too, lol
Tom
www.mts.net/~thallick


BOMBERS ADD SPEED AND SIZE



WBB RELEASE – 2007/058



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 27, 2007



WINNIPEG, MB – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers added some speed and size today with the signing of import defensive back Chijioke Onyenegecha and import receiver Kerry Johnson.



As per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.



It may take Blue Bombers fans some time to wrap their tongues around his name, but Chijioke Onyenegecha (pronounced CHEE-JOE-KAY O-YENA-GECHA) is hoping to quickly make a name for himself as a member of the Blue & Gold.



Onyenegecha (6-1, 210, Oklahoma ’05, DOB: March 15, 1983 in El Sobrante, Calif.) attended training camp with the NFL’s Washington Redskins in 2006 after signing with the team as a free agent.



Onyenegecha earned a reputation as a shutdown cornerback during his two seasons with the University of Oklahoma Sooners. During his senior year in 2005, he started nine of 11 games for the Sooners and registered 31 total tackles, three tackles for losses, seven pass break-ups and an interception return for a touchdown.



His success with the Sooners followed a two-year stint at City College of San Francisco, where he established himself as one of the top junior college corners in the nation. He helped the school win a national junior championship during his freshman year in San Francisco and was a first-team Junior College Gridwire All-American.



“Chijoke Onyenegecha has the size and speed to be an outstanding defensive back in this league,” Winnipeg Blue Bombers G.M. Brendan Taman said. “He can run downfield with any receiver and is a physical, effective tackler.”



Johnson (6-3, 202, Mississippi ’04, DOB: March 6, 1982 in Oxford, Miss.) turned some heads at the Atlanta Falcons’ 2005 training camp with his speed and size before injuring a knee. He has been clocked at 4.51 in the 40 and can play either wide receiver or slotback.



Johnson had an outstanding collegiate career as a member of the Ole Miss Rebels. As a senior in 2004, he saw action in 11 games and caught 27 passes for 338 yards. He had a career-high five receptions for 52 yards in an Oct. 9 game at South Carolina and a career-high 74 yards receiving in a Nov. 20 game at LSU.



Originally recruited out of Oxford High School as a quarterback, Johnson also saw some action as a defensive back at Mississippi. He was a college teammate of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and recorded his first college catch and first college TD catch from Manning.



“Kerry Johnson has outstanding speed and can really stretch the field,” Taman said. “And because of his size, he is versatile enough to play either wide receiver or slotback and has the ability to contribute on special teams.”



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For More Information

Jim Timlick

Manager, Media Relations and Communications

(204) 784-7422

jtimlick@bluebombers.com

[JimRon]

just call him bob

[ronphi]

Well, I am a BIG Sooner fan and have no problem with the name. However, you should have heard the PBP guy for the first few games he played.
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Ron Phillips

"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?"
David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urging for investment in the radio in the 1920s.

[Hasser]

Lucky for football announcers there are only an estimated 18 games per team in Canada...Baseball has 162 regular season games. On the cover of the new Sports Illustrated, Daisuke Matsuzaka, of the Boston Red Sox. Besides the US press, there are 150 Japanese journalists on hand to record his every word
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Ralph Hass
http://HasTheVoice.blogspot.com
"Shaken, not stirred. Spoken, not slurred."
I am not holier than thou – BUT I am probably “hockier” than thou:)

[Dan-O]

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[DaveChristi]

Growing up in Salt Lake and having 1 parent who's a BYU alum, I've heard my fair share of Cougar football. BYU seems to have quite a few Pacific Islanders every year.

I always felt bad for (Voice of the Cougars) Greg Wrubell and his predecessor Paul James having to regularly pronounce names like Mosese Foketi or Kalama Kaluhiokalani. EEK!
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Dave "Christi" Felton
The Character Voice Actor