Kylie Kelce, on her husband Jason Kelce’s late-night flop They Call It Late Night, discussed the reasons behind Philadelphia fans’ dislike for sportscaster Joe Buck.
Buck has long been the voice behind some of the most memorable moments in sports, from World Series games to Super Bowls. But in Philly, Kylie suggests hatred of the man runs deep. It’s even handed down from generation to generation.
“I was raised in a house where I was taught to dislike Joe Buck,” she said.
“I was taught that by my father,” Kylie continued. “I very much recognized the pattern in which it always seemed as though [Buck] was cheering for the other team.”
When the former Eagles center asked if she had any specific examples of Buck being biased, she replied, “Of course not.”
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Joe Buck: You Guys Hate Me
Remarkably, this entire conversation between the Kelce’s aiming to understand why so many people disliked him took place as Joe Buck was a guest on the show. The dude was sitting right there on the couch.
To his credit, Buck predicted that he would get Philadelphia fans to feel differently about him by the show’s end.
“You guys [expletive] hate me, I know,” he told the audience. “But tonight, when I walk off this stage, you will love me.”
Buck addressed Kylie Kelce’s comments, suggesting the hatred stems from just happening to be the guy who calls a play that’s detrimental to the hometown team.
“You get pissed off at the guy telling you that whoever from the Yankees just hit a home run,” Buck said. “I get it. I actually don’t take it personally.”
He Used To Take It Personally
Not taking it personally wasn’t always the case for the legendary Joe Buck.
Speaking on the Michael Kay Show in October, Buck disclosed that the relentless barrage of negative feedback from fans on social media was a factor in helping speed up his decision to step away from calling MLB games.
“Forever, I was the only guy doing national baseball during the social media era and I’ve taken my lumps. And it wore me out,” Buck said. “I could sit here and go, ‘Oh, that stuff didn’t bother me.’ It bothered me.”
“If you’re a human being who cares about what other people think and do, and you try to be a good person and you try to do a good job, and then you read how much you suck or ‘You’re lucky you had a famous dad’ and ‘You hate my team’ and all that other stuff,” he lamented.
Buck is the son of legendary sportscaster Jack Buck. He will call his first playoff game of the year on Monday night, alongside Troy Aikman, as the two work the Minnesota Vikings-Los Angeles Rams Wild Card game.