{{Short description|American sportscaster (1923–2018)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}} thumb|Wester in 1980. '''Allan Bennett Wester Sr.''' (September 15, 1923 &ndash; February 7, 2018)<ref>[http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=allan-bennett-wester&pid=188158453&fhid=5630 Allan Bennett Wester Sr. (obituary) &ndash; ''The Times-Picayune'' (New Orleans).] Retrieved January 13, 2019</ref> was an American sportscaster nationally known for his work with the Mutual Broadcasting System, most notably on Notre Dame Fighting Irish football broadcasts. He was also the original play-by-play voice of the New Orleans Saints.

==New Orleans Saints== His most famous call was of Tom Dempsey's then-National Football League (NFL) record 63-yard field goal on the last play of a 19&ndash;17 victory over the Detroit Lions at Tulane Stadium on November 8, 1970.<ref>[http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/64526706/tom-dempsey-matt-prater-record-setting-field-goal Culpepper, Chuck. "Still the One," Sports on Earth, Tuesday, December 10, 2013.] Retrieved January 13, 2019</ref>

{{blockquote|''Here’s the snap. The ball is down. And...it is good! It’s good! It’s good! The Saints win! The Saints win! 19-17!''<ref name="tlewisnoa">[https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/saints/article_e3788c8a-0ebc-11e8-9dd2-b78321794627.html Lewis, Ted. "Saints first radio broadcaster, Al Wester, dies at 93; also known for his work in other sports," ''The New Orleans Advocate'', Saturday, February 10, 2018.] Retrieved January 13, 2019</ref> }}

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