Q+a [marv Albert]

SI: What's the most exciting event you've covered?

Albert: It's a tie between the Rangers winning their first Stanley Cup in 54 years in 1994 and the Dream Team taking the floor in the 1992 Olympics.

SI: You called your first Knicks game in '63 after Marty Glickman said he was caught in a Paris snowstorm. Does it even snow in Paris?

Albert: I think Marty made that up to give me an opportunity. Or he just didn't want to do that game.

SI: Your brothers [Al and Steve] and a son [Kenny] are also sportscasters. Are the Alberts the Bushes or the Kennedys of sports broadcasting?

Albert: We're closer to the Marx Brothers.

SI: Dick Stockton insists he was a year behind you at Syracuse, but according to your bio, he's somehow several years older than you. Have you found a secret for maintaining youth?

Albert: When you get older, there are memory lapses. Dick has probably suffered more than anyone I know.

SI: Is it true that when doctors woke you from your car accident last April and asked if you knew what season it was, you answered "baseball"?

Albert: Yes.