Vols Announcer Bob Kesling is retiring [Video]

Hear some of his best calls

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – The Voice of Vols announced on Thursday that he will retire after the current basketball season.

He is the longest-serving member of the Vol Network.

Kesling took over as lead announcer for the men’s football and basketball teams in 1999.

But he was the announcer for the Lady Vols during Pat Summitt’s historic run before that.

“Bob Kesling has been the soundtrack to the memories of generations of Vols fans,” Chancellor Donde Plowman said. “From his calls of Pat Summitt’s six national championships to the 2022 football win over Alabama, he has cemented his place in Tennessee Athletics history. His professionalism, dedication, and love for Tennessee is unmatched and we are grateful that he chose to share his talents with all of us for the last three-plus decades.”

Kesling was a walk-on fullback for the 1972 football team.

Two years later, he became an editor for the “Bill Battle Show.”

In 1976, he became a …