ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ðə ðˈɛn ˈeɪɾi wˈʌnjˈɪɹˈoʊld sˈɑːnmɚɹ ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt hiː plˈænd tə ɹᵻtˈaɪɚ fɹʌmðə ɡˈoʊfɚ bɹˈɔːdkæst bˈuːθ fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən sˈiːzən.
On February 3, 2011, the then-81-year-old Sonmor announced that he planned to retire from the Gopher broadcast booth following the end of the 2011 season.