Behind Bill Raftery's "Onions! Double Order!" Call from 2009

Coming up later this month, CBS will air a retrospective on the NCAA Tournament which will involve some of their announcers’ best memories of March Madness.

We have a preview clip sent to us from CBS Sports. This is the great American Treasure Bill Raftery discussing how he came up with the “Onions! Double Order!” call from 2009’s first round double overtime game between Siena and Ohio State that the Saints won in an absolute thriller.

Here’s the video of Bill Raftery with CBS’ Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg and Greg Anthony.

The show, 75 Years: Behind the Mic, airs Saturday, December 29 at 2 p.m. ET on CBS.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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