BARRY TOMPKINS-Play by Play
Barry is probably best described by saying if it moves and a score is kept, he has called it on
radio, television or pay per view.
His credits include play-by-play commentary of The Super Bowl, the Rose Bowl, the NCAA
Final Four, eight Olympic Games, The Tour de France, Wimbledon, the French Open and
the U.S. Open Tennis, the World Gymnastics Championships, World Swimming and Diving
Championships, World Figure Skating Championships, and horse racing’s Triple Crown, World
Cup Skiing, San Francisco Giants baseball, and over 100 World Championship fights.
In addition he has covered the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, and PGA golf events, The Indy
500, Baseball World Series, hockey’s Stanley Cup, and the Soccer World Cup.
Barry is in his 30th year as the voice of Pac-12 Conference Football and Basketball for Fox
Sports Net and continues to broadcast a wide variety of events on national television including
Boxing on Showtime.
In addition to his broadcasting work, Barry writes a humor column for the Marin Independent
Journal and is a contributing columnist for Comcast Sports News Bay Area.