of Facenda's NFL Films narration is something he never actually said: "the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field" was a quote sportscaster Chris Berman made up, mimicking Facenda's voice when he said it. Steve Sabol, son of Ed, claimed that "John may have made a game seem more important than it was because he read lines with a dramatic directness." Bob Costas called Facenda's voice "one of the most remarkable instruments in the history of broadcasting." Facenda was at the pinnacle of his style in 1974's "The Championship Chase" with his recitation of "The Autumn Wind", a football poem written by Steve Sabol, personifying fall weather: The Autumn wind is a pirate Blustering in from sea With a rollicking song he sweeps along Swaggering boisterously. His face is weatherbeaten He wears a hooded sash With a silver hat about his head And a bristling black mustache He growls as he storms the country A villain big and bold And the trees all shake and quiver and quake As he robs them of their gold. The Autumn wind is a Raider Pillaging just for fun He'll knock you 'round and upside down And laugh when he's conquered and won. The poem and its accompanying theme music have become an anthem of the Las Vegas Raiders. It is also known as the "Battle Hymn of the Raider Nation". Speaking style To this day, Facenda's speaking style remains the sound most closely linked with NFL Films, and, in some ways, football narration itself. The style is frequently emulated, often in a parodic manner, in contemporary sports news, advertising, and even other sports-themed entertainment (for example, Green Day's music video for the 1999 song "Nice Guys Finish Last"). Similarly, Facenda's voice is so closely associated with the NFL that in July 2006, Facenda's son filed a lawsuit against the NFL, claiming that Facenda's voice was used without permission in an NFL Network program promoting the video game Madden NFL 06. A room in the internet virtual Professional Football History Museum is called "The Facenda Audio-Visual Room" in Facenda's honor. Facenda narrated a documentary on Notre Dame Football in 1982 titled "Wake Up the Echoes", one of the few times he put his voice to something that wasn't NFL-related (although it was NFL Films-produced). A few months prior to his death, Facenda narrated the season highlight film for the 1983 Miami Hurricanes, which won the first