Al Michaels graphic during NFL game highlights his hatred of food group: 'No veggies, baby'
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Al Michaels' voice is synonymous with sports broadcasts.
His storied broadcasting career began in the 1970s. He had a stint as a radio play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Reds and later called the "Miracle on Ice" game when the United States national ice hockey team upset the USSR in the 1980 Olympics. He has spent the past few decades calling NFL games.
During his time in the public eye, Michaels has shared some details about some of his personal quirks — including his distain for vegetables. His refusal to eat anything from the food group was highlighted during Thursday night's game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.
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Thursday Night Football Amazon Prime play-by-play announcer Al Michaels during the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints at SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA Today Sports)
"If I died right now, I might be the human being who lived the longest without ever eating a vegetable," Michaels told The New York Times in 2012.
In the second quarter on Thursday, the Prime Video broadcast displayed footage from a restaurant in California where Michaels dines on a regular basis.
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Moments later a graphic on the screen provided information on the estimated times Michaels dined at Toscana. According to the graphic, the legendary broadcaster ordered more than 3,600 steaks during his estimated 4,121 visits to the Italian restaurant.
"Let’s take a peek at this," Kirk Herbstreit, Michaels' partner in the broadcast booth said. "I think this