Gary Sanders
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Gary Sanders (born c. 1939) is a retired sports announcer, best known as the voice of the Auburn Tigers and UAB Blazers teams.
Sanders, a long-time announcer for WAPI-AM, began broadcasting for Auburn University in the late 1960s and debuted for UAB, along with the Blazers basketball team, for the 1979-80 season. During his career he has also called football games, NCAA Tournament basketball games for CBS Radio, Birmingham Bulls hockey games, and Birmingham Barons baseball games.
Sanders retired from UAB in 2006.
References
- Champlin, Drew (November 7, 2013) "Legendary Gary Sanders returns to the radio for UAB's basketball opener on Friday night." The Birmingham News